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Reviews and Features:
“So there I was on Friday night, flying along Houston Street from the Lower East Side to the West Village, a probably ridiculous smile plastered on my face the whole way. I’d just seen “Smashed: The Carrie Nation Story” — an opera with belly laughs, about that temperance radical. That peculiar little show, from the local company Opera on Tap, had made me joyous…It was the highlight of several recent days spent sampling from the unwieldy buffet that is the New York International Fringe Festival.” - Laura Collins-Hughes (New York Times, August 19, 2014)
“Creators James Barry and Timothy Braun are clearly onto something, and they have a strong cast at their disposal—particularly Krista Wozniak, who brings a traditional operatic dignity to the eccentric character of Nation.” - Jacob Horn (CurtainUp, August 14, 2014)
“How many operas encourage you to get a beer on your way to your seat and open with the lyrics “I’m so fucking wasted?” The nationwide group Opera On Tap performs in bars and other informal spaces to show us that opera doesn’t have to be stuffy to be excellent. Their immersive production SMASHED: The Carrie Nation Story aims for rowdy fun. More lampoon than history, the piece sends-up the infamous 19th-century temperance crusader, known for attacking saloons with a hatchet…I had a great time at this party of a show, which I’d describe as a delicious brew of top-shelf singers mixed with downtown creativity.” - Jason Jacobs (NYTheaterNOW, August 12, 2014)
“This was a heck of a lot of fun…Silly shenanigans sung with operatic gusto by an extremely talented cast…” - Eva Heinemann (Hi!Drama, August 10, 2014)
“…if in the past you’ve been inclined to think that beer goggles and opera glasses are mutually exclusive, think again…” - Victoria Romero (Brooklyn Based, November 11, 2013)
“…a hilarious slapstick-style opera…Anyone who experiences the absurd booze-opera will go happy and with a fully transformed view of opera.” - Melanie Wong (Feast of Music, April 14, 2013)
Press releases:
Opera on Tap brings SMASHED to FringeNYC (July 28, 2014)
Carrie Nation Exits the Theater…and heads to the Bar! (October 9, 2013)
Opera, Outside of the Box: Opera on Tap premieres SMASHED (March 14, 2013)