Freestyle Love Supreme

 Freestyle Love Supreme
Booth Theater
December 3, 2021 

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Freestyle Love Supreme is a joyous night on Broadway!  It is a fully improvised hip-hop performance, based on words, phrases, and stories shouted out from the audience.  The show is different every night.  The “freestyle” is the rhythm, and the love is what you will feel when immersed in overwhelming enthusiasm and creativity in the Booth Theater for a blissful ninety minutes. 

Before the show starts, the audience is asked to scan a QR code and send words to the cast backstage.  These words are written on cards and put into a bucket.  One cast member told a hip-hop story for each word chosen.  Other scenes were improvised when the audience was asked to name something they hate, then something they love.  One of the longer hip-hop stories was developed from the audience telling of an event they’d like to do over again with a different outcome.  These might be part of the show the night you see it, or there could possibly be a totally different set of hip-hop skits.   

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The cast also varies each performance.  The list of artists is remarkable.  Anthony Veneziale (AKA Two Touch) hosts.  He gathers the ideas from the audience and keeps the show moving.  His focus is unwavering, and his energy is contagious.  Chris Sullivan (AKA Shockwave) is pure rhythm.  He creates characters and tells stories solely through vocal percussive sounds.  Andrew Bancroft (AKA Jelly Donut) is sharp and funny.  His energy is explosive.  Aneesa Folds (AKA Young Nees) is bold and astounding.  Her vocal range will astonish you.  James Monroe Iglehart (AKA J-Soul) brilliantly plays off each of his fellow cast member.  His singing voice is sultry and sensitive.  Kurt Crowley (AKA The Lord and Lady Crowley) and Will Wells (AKA Baby Tears) are phenomenal on keyboards. 

Get to the Booth Theatre and treat yourself to this unique celebration.  It will lift your spirits and open your heart.  You’ll definitely want to go back for more. 

Domenick Danza