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"...a pitch-perfect, raunchy send-up of every other holiday show in town and on TV."
- Thirdcoast Digest "...hysterically funny..." - Totaltheatre.com “...unapologetically crass, unexpectedly addictive experience that seems to fly by just as quickly as Santa’s guests tear through his liquor reserves. Who Killed Santa? may just be the perfect remedy for any Scrooge who wrinkles their nose at the standard, wholesome features of the holiday season.” - Shepherd Express |
2018 reviews!
Shepherd Express - “Milwaukee playwright Neil Haven delights in subverting the classic Christmas tales you hold dear, creating an absurdist narrative that quickly spirals into madness like an alcoholic’s holiday-inspired fever dream.”
“Who Killed Santa? simultaneously shocks and charms with its blunt irreverence to Christmas’ most beloved figures. Haven’s sucker-punch dialogue had the crowd cackling from start to finish (a few self-deprecating, Wisconsin-specific digs received particularly riotous responses), and the plot kept the audience on their toes as it veered further and further into the realm of insanity.”
“...unapologetically crass, unexpectedly addictive experience that seems to fly by just as quickly as Santa’s guests tear through his liquor reserves. Who Killed Santa? may just be the perfect remedy for any Scrooge who wrinkles their nose at the standard, wholesome features of the holiday season.”
https://shepherdexpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/theater/neil-haven-s-who-killed-santa-returns-as-raunchy-and-ridicul/
The Small Stage -
http://thesmallstage.weebly.com/blog/who-killed-santa-at-lvl
Shepherd Express - “Milwaukee playwright Neil Haven delights in subverting the classic Christmas tales you hold dear, creating an absurdist narrative that quickly spirals into madness like an alcoholic’s holiday-inspired fever dream.”
“Who Killed Santa? simultaneously shocks and charms with its blunt irreverence to Christmas’ most beloved figures. Haven’s sucker-punch dialogue had the crowd cackling from start to finish (a few self-deprecating, Wisconsin-specific digs received particularly riotous responses), and the plot kept the audience on their toes as it veered further and further into the realm of insanity.”
“...unapologetically crass, unexpectedly addictive experience that seems to fly by just as quickly as Santa’s guests tear through his liquor reserves. Who Killed Santa? may just be the perfect remedy for any Scrooge who wrinkles their nose at the standard, wholesome features of the holiday season.”
https://shepherdexpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/theater/neil-haven-s-who-killed-santa-returns-as-raunchy-and-ridicul/
The Small Stage -
http://thesmallstage.weebly.com/blog/who-killed-santa-at-lvl
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"It's Christmas's dirty little secret."
"...a show that generates humor from start to finish by gleefully exposing the disconnect between the Christmas we were promised and the one we usually get, under the tree and in everyday life."
- The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
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"...an effective antidote to the syrupy sentimentality of the holidays."
- OnMilwaukee.com
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"...stunningly original and, well, frankly addictive."
"Let the hilarity ensue . . . and it DOES – non-stop, in fact – not even when the audience has a chance to catch its breath during the intermission, as we were still laughing and wiping our eyes from the first act."
- Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
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"...If you haven’t seen Who Killed Santa?, then you haven’t seen Milwaukee holiday theatre..." "...I dare you to keep from laughing..."
- Milwaukee Examiner
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“...irrepressible holiday tradition.”
”...perennial favorite show...”
”The genius of this show is in its incorporation of incredibly dark subjects into the world of puppets. The dialogue is punchy, the comedy blue and the speakers adorable—a formula for over-the-top laughs.”
"...somewhere near the end of the play, you realize that you’ve watched a triple homicide at a holiday party with Rudolph, Tiny Tim and Frosty and the vague sense of the bizarre becomes quite clear. It’s fun and it may be something of a guilty pleasure, but there’s a genuine heart to it all..."
- ExpressMilwaukee.com
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"...hysterically funny, completely improbable and undeniably entertaining...It spoofs nearly every Christmas tradition one can imagine, all the while holding together the play’s interesting plot twists."
- Totaltheatre.com
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"It's Christmas's dirty little secret."
"...a show that generates humor from start to finish by gleefully exposing the disconnect between the Christmas we were promised and the one we usually get, under the tree and in everyday life."
- The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
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"...an effective antidote to the syrupy sentimentality of the holidays."
- OnMilwaukee.com
____________________________________________________________
"...stunningly original and, well, frankly addictive."
"Let the hilarity ensue . . . and it DOES – non-stop, in fact – not even when the audience has a chance to catch its breath during the intermission, as we were still laughing and wiping our eyes from the first act."
- Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
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"...If you haven’t seen Who Killed Santa?, then you haven’t seen Milwaukee holiday theatre..." "...I dare you to keep from laughing..."
- Milwaukee Examiner
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“...irrepressible holiday tradition.”
”...perennial favorite show...”
”The genius of this show is in its incorporation of incredibly dark subjects into the world of puppets. The dialogue is punchy, the comedy blue and the speakers adorable—a formula for over-the-top laughs.”
"...somewhere near the end of the play, you realize that you’ve watched a triple homicide at a holiday party with Rudolph, Tiny Tim and Frosty and the vague sense of the bizarre becomes quite clear. It’s fun and it may be something of a guilty pleasure, but there’s a genuine heart to it all..."
- ExpressMilwaukee.com
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"...hysterically funny, completely improbable and undeniably entertaining...It spoofs nearly every Christmas tradition one can imagine, all the while holding together the play’s interesting plot twists."
- Totaltheatre.com
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