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On the Funny Side of the Street
Date and Time
Thursday Mar 2, 2017
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM ESTThursday, March 2, 2017 8:00PM
Location
Rochester Opera House
Fees/Admission
$24
Website
http://www.rochesteroperahouse.com/events/on-the-funny-side-of-the-street-with-christine-lavin-don-w
Contact Information
ROH Box Office
Send EmailOn the Funny Side of the StreetDescription
Leave your worries at the doorstep and join Christine Lavin and Don White as they present a night of comedy unlike any other, The Funny Side of the Street: A Night of Brighter Laughter. Together they encapsulate all that’s best about the American folk scene: heart-breaking one moment and laugh-out-loud funny the next, they’re unafraid to take a hard look at all the pain and beauty of life. They deliver an evening of comedy and song that peers into more facets of experience, individual and national alike, than one would think possible. Since 2008, these two veteran performers have brought their unique brand of clean and hilarious musical comedy to audiences across the US proving night after night that comedy can be smart, friendly, and breathtakingly funny without being vulgar or pejorative. This is a show for anyone who wants to laugh and feel good on their way out of the theater. Since emerging from the NYC singer/songwriter scene in the late 1980s, Lavin quickly established herself as an entertaining tour de force. Quick on her feet, witty, insightful, engaging, she remains one of the most popular and respected performers in the contemporary folk genre. Her co-conspirator, Don White, storyteller-comedian-author-troubadour-folk singer-songwriter, is the latest artist that Christine has championed. “He’s such an original; I call him sometimes a ‘blue collar intellectual,’” Lavin says. “Don has extremely high standards when it comes to what he does onstage. And he hits a grand slam every time. The first time we worked together he opened for me and it’s the only time in my entire career that I opened with a ballad because he was so funny, the audience was so laughed out.” “Christine Lavin and Don White are a great team. It’s not easy to find artists who can do a set of really articulate, really funny material like this complete with the tween banter. I know, I look for it every year, and there’s not much of it out there that is not just plain offensive. To have that as well as the versatility to do a fine set on so many other topics is a rare thing. I salute you both, hope to come see you again in the near future.” – Anne Saunders, Artistic Director, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival *Cash Bar. Patrons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by legal guardian.
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