Girl Camp the Musical

Review by Christina Ku

Inviting audiences into the bizarre world of the all-female Camp Chickasoota, Girl Camp is a raucous good time, complete with raunchy lyrics, hysterical songs, a bat infestation and a creepy cook — oh, and a giant vagina. The improv virtuosos of the Upright Citizens Brigade craft a tale of two budding young lesbians: one an awkward chubby girl who may have funky B.O., the other a sexually frustrated Jew who won’t elaborate on why she was kicked out of Camp Wooden Dreidels. Aided by the lusty vocals and brazen songs of their fellow campers, the two girls bump and fumble towards a working relationship, both in and out of bed…Read full review.

Girl Camp (is) a laugh-out-loud funny and crowd-pleasing musical sketch show that marries the tone of “Rocky Horror” with the summer camp comedy of “Wet Hot American Summer.” The co-leads, Leslie Korein and Marcy Jarreau, even manage to fit some nuance in amid the broad comedy of the show, that makes it go over all the better, and supporting players Sam Reiff-Pasarew and Elana Fishbeinhave a lot of fun with their parts.

www.jesterjournal.com