Viagara Falls
Opening Night: July 21, 2010
Closing: August 29, 2010
Theater: Little Shubert Theatre
Charley and Moe are widowers, war buddies and life-long pals. For his 77th birthday, rather than sitting around listening to old records, Charley decides that he and Moe need one more crack at sowing some wild oats. Moe is wary, but with the help of one loopy lady of the evening and some black market blue pills, Charley and Moe are in for the birthday party of their lives.
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July 27, 2010
The VCR first appeared more than 30 years ago, which means that pale jokes about not being able to set the device’s clock also first appeared more than 30 years ago. They weren’t funny then, and certainly aren’t funny now, yet there one sits a few minutes into “Viagara Falls,” a painful geriatric comedy now at the Little Shubert Theater.
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July 22, 2010
Simply put, Viagara Falls, the labored new comedy by Joa Machado and Lou Cutell now at the Little Shubert, is designed to unleash as many senior citizen sex jokes as possible.
READ THE REVIEWJuly 27, 2010
That’s not a typo in the headline. Joao Machado and Lou Cutell’s ramshackle comedy is indeed titled "Viagara Falls." The correct spelling of the popular sex pill is "Viagra." Perhaps the misspelling is to make the title rhyme with Niagara Falls; perhaps it’s to avoid a copyright battle. In any case, the awkward title is matched by the sloppy script. The setup is pure sitcom: Charley wants to celebrate his 77th birthday with hookers rather than with his collection of Sinatra records. He attempts to persuade his lifelong pal and fellow widower Moe to join in the fun, pushing his reluctant friend to sample his stash of black-market Viagra. When the lady of the evening arrives—her friend for Moe was pinched by an undercover cop—the little blue tablets get mixed up with aspirin and a slew of predictable jokes and pratfalls ensues.
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July 22, 2010
Charley and Moe are widowers, war buddies and life-long pals. For his 77th birthday, rather than sitting around listening to old records, Charley decides that he and Moe need one more crack at sowing some wild oats. Moe is wary, but with the help of one loopy lady of the evening and some black market blue pills, Charley and Moe are in for the birthday party of their lives.
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The ad states: "WARNING-Ask your doctor if you are healthy enough to engage in hilarious activity. After taking in Viagara Falls, if you maintain hard laughter lasting more than four hours, contact your doctor immediately." True or False? Four hours of laughter? Don’t speed dial your doctor for this harmless 90-minute comedy.
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