THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
"Hangar Theatre, never a shy presenter of alternative theater fare,
closes its 2011 season with Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW...
Mark Fifer’s flawless musical direction of a six-piece, on-stage orchestra is spot-on
as diligence is done on the variety of seventeen rock music numbers."
Syracuse Post-Standard
RENT
** Winner! ** "Production of the Season" **
2010 Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) awards
“There's a wow factor at work at Ithaca's Hangar Theatre. The first regional production of "Rent"
is the cause of the exuberance and elation… Of particular note is the excellent vocal work by which,
opera-style, the action is carried forth. With a rock score that's second to none, some 40 musical
numbers, reverberate the Hangar's walls with both individual and ensemble excellence.”
Syracuse Post-Standard
“Rentheads rejoice! …funny, lyrical and sometimes quite moving…
and Mark Fifer’s four-player ensemble is a mighty handful of rock ’n’ roll.”
Syracuse New Times
“With 45 songs, from love ballads to anthems, this iconic rock musical demands
terrific musicians, and musical director Mark Fifer and his three bandmates deliver.”
Binghamton Press
TITS FISHER WITH KITTEN’S KISS
“It's not every artist who could pull off a transition from AC/DC's "Back in Black" to Al Jolson's "Swanee."
Or have medleys of Weill-Brecht and the Smiths. Plus, anybody who does a song from "Bugsy Malone"
is going to win me over automatically. Excellent backing by Kitten's Kiss…”
Tom Nondorf, Playbill
“If you're in New York, you're probably going to want to see this, unless you're not interested in
experiencing the best night of your life.”
bazima.com
Maureen Taylor’s TAYLOR-MADE
“A word of praise must be said on behalf of "barefoot" musical director Mark Fifer,
who with youthful energy and spark kept the show exciting with fantastic
arrangements and elegant accompaniment - no show-off riffs and
upstaging - just lots of class and plenty of support for the performer.”
Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline Magazine
