Juggling a Stage Mom, Gender Confusion and Tap!
Written and Performed by Lynne Jassem.
Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson and Jolene Adams.
Lynne Jassem tells the story of her 10 year-old self as she juggles her career on the Perry Como TV Show with the strict demands of her stage mother (the ex-Rockette), gender-confusion and a bumpy ride into the world of mortality and tap dancing.
What the Critics say about Lynne Jassem:
A dancer of excellence.
DANCE MAGAZINE
For a woman of her age she can out do a 21 year old.
Theatre Development Fund
A bundle of energy.
Village Voice
Five Stars
The List (Edinburgh)
Lynne Jassem is so darn adorable. She can’t help it.
Orlando Sentinel
Video
From Como to Homo
Gallery
Reviews
… part memoir, part impressions, part tap, part mime – is a delight from start to finish.
John Dingwall – The Daily Record
8/12/16
This is a highly theatrical show evidencing decades of stagecraft. Jassem sings, tap dances and acts; you get your money’s worth. And it’s a cathartic experience …
Brett Mills – Fest Magazine
8/22/16
You don’t often get a chance to see a woman in her 70’s throwing herself into a synchronised tap routine with her male alter ego. So, grasp it while you can …Jassem succeeds in painting her recollections vividly through evocative mime, characters, songs and dance.
Craig Naples – The List
8/19/16
Given the amount of animation and energy Lynne Jassem shows on stage in From Como to Homo, it’s hard to imagine how much she must have had six decades ago … In this dynamic memoir Jassem looks back on a colorful childhood … Jassem delivers it well, along with some cracking tap routines, mime work and a real sende of anxiety around the issues of identity she grapples with. There’s a sweet finale as well.
Ben Walters – The Scotsman
8/26/16
… Jassem tells her story about the pressures of being a child performer, along with the struggles of gender confusion and homosexuality. She is old-school show biz to the core and serves up theatrical storytelling, mime, songs and some impressively nimble tap dancing … It’s a charmingly open and honest account of negotiating fame and identity …
Daisy Malt – Three Weeks
8/21/16
Awards
WINNER
Best of Fringe:
San Francisco 2015
Best Story:
San Diego Fringe 2017
NOMINATED
Best Of Fringe:
Noho Fringe 2016