Larry Litt's Review of Burning Bush Mr. Litt's comments about the show come at the end of an article about political theatre in New York. To read the entire piece in its original form, visit http://www.nytheatre-wire.com/ll05102t.htm. "Oct. 7th at HERE Arts Center on Sixth Avenue and Spring Street, I attended the first performance of the extended run of Burning Bush: A Faith Based Musical. With a large space to play in, author/performers Noah Diamond and Amanda Sisk created a theatrical romp with song parodies, dance routines, much camping and vamping. The use of projected photoslides as visuals created a mutimedia dimension that worked to set the mood of creative anti-Bushism. "The message of this musical is don't expect politicians to do anything but mouth whatever will get them elected. The cast has a lot of fun with it while putting their every effort and heart into the songs... "I especially loved Amanda Sisk's Laura Bush. Her contempt for George may be pure impersonation, or perhaps reality. Typical of this administration's secrecy, we don't know anything about the First Lady, other than photo ops where she adores The Shrub. Yuck. "Actors Ellie Dvorkin (Barbara Bush, George H.W. Bush, and many others) and Kim Moscaritolo (Mopsy Jimenez-Tippington, Liberal Girl and many others) carry the female characters with energetic songs and dances. They play off each other often, giving the ensemble class. "But Brian Louis Hoffman's absurd George W. Bush heightens this satire to farce level. He's a dead ringer in movement and intensity of Georgie. He's ridiculous and mock serious when making those preposterous statements we've all come to expect from Georgie. "Now if I ever needed a Jesus who could double as a dozen other characters I'd call on Corey Moosa. He carried the show into the 100 degree heat in HERE's basement. He clearly knew he had the audience riveted when he ad libbed to audience chatter. Corey will be remembered as Jesus when Christians are hopefully finished with politics. "Four members of the locally renowned rock band Death Mask accompany the singers adding a note of professionalism. "Of course, these artists are all looking for new audiences. Otherwise they're just talking to the choir, better known as the anti-Bush Left. So buy a book. Go to a show. Bring apathetic friends and convince them to vote the corporate chicken hawks out of office."