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Vying for the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it award this week is Tim & Ida, a musical comedy created and performed by Bryan Grossbauer and Mike Papaleo, aka the company Tree Theatre. The two bring to life a varied assortment of characters, the denizens of the Shady Pines Nursing Home; it’s “a love story for all ages” because the title pair are age 27 and 83, respectively. And if you’re not drawn to it for that Harold and Maude-ishness, consider going for the rapping doctors. - Gothamist.com
If "Harold and Maude" were performed by two improv comedians channeling the Beastie Boys, the result might look a lot like "Tim & Ida: A Love Story." Mike Papaleo and Bryan Grossbauer present this titular May-December romance between a twenty something stoner and his arthritic paramour as a tale told by Drs. Finkelstein and Samuelson, two nursing-home medics who supply Greek-chorus-style commentary in the form of goofball raps. If you've been looping "The Chronic (WHAT) cles of Narnia" on your video iPod lately, you'll crack up at this cleverly written live show.
-John Pavlus
- Glidemagazine.com
Discography
Tim and Ida -or- Nursing Home (The Musical!)
Bob and Rob Meet Aesop Fable
Bob and Rob in the Case of the Missing Mummy
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Bryan Grossbauer and Mike Papaleo have been performing as Tree Theatre since 2002. Primarily based in NYC, they have traveled as far west as the "Water Wonderland*" of Michigan. Their critically-acclaimed comedic songs and scenes have garnered a loyal local following. Their most recent piece, "Tim and Ida -or- Nursing Home (The Musical!)" combines elements of hip/hop, funk, 70's power pop and dark absurdist humor. They are currently working on a new piece, tentatively titles, "Road trips."
*fact: Michigan is 30% water 70% venison chili!
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