The Orlando Fringe show, Life Goes On is produced by Kelsay + Morales Company. It is being performed at the Renaissance Theater. The theater now sports a beautiful rainbow colored mural with the phrase “We Are All from Here”.
This is a new musical about a young millennial names Calvin, performed by Damian Barry, who is tired of struggling as an aspiring actor who works at a clothing store to make ends meet and never gets the acting roles he dreams of.
His partner, Jon performed by Max Herskovitz, listens to his complaints with only marginal interest since he has heard it all before. Their relationship has lost it’s spark. There is no big fall out, just a slow decay. Flash back to when they first meet on a subway and the attraction is palpable.
Their duet had me welling up. I don’t think I was ready for a show about love lost. Calvin calls a long time friend, Gabby, Performed by Dee Quinterro and they hit the town. She is a new mom and needed to escape the pressure cooker of new responsibilities of raising a baby and a demanding husband.
Calvin and his partner do break up, but he seems to land on his feet by moving in with two acting buddies and starting therapy. Guilt, sorrow and hope all well up to the surface. The reprise of “Life Goes ON’ was an uplifting song about self discovery and moving on even as relationships fall to the wayside. We move on because we have to. I was thoroughly impressed with the show. It left me aching.
She show is rated 18 and up with a runtime of 60 minutes. Tickets are $15 plus a $10 Fringe button.
Show times:
- Thursday May 16, 6:30pm
- Saturday May 18, 7:30pm
- Sunday May 19, 1:30pm
- Wednesday May 22, 8:00pm
- Saturday May 25, 3:00pm
- Saturday May 25, 9:00pm
- Sunday May 26, 4:30pm