Le Morpillon—Ce N'était Pas Un Soulier de Verre

Le Morpillon—Ce N'était Pas Un Soulier de Verre, written by Alexandre Larouche, and directed by Jean Belzil-Gascon & Jonathan Bédard

Packed with loads of puns, you'll never stop smiling throughout the showing of Le Morpillon! This is by far one of the most hilarious shows we have seen to date with marvellous actors who portray their characters to perfection. Raising the standard for other shows we have yet to watch, Le Morpillon is not one for the children. Au contraire, it is a raunchy, erotic musical that retells the tale of Cinderella (renamed "Morpillon", a pun on the word "Morpion" in French...in other words, "Crabs") who spends her alone time pleasuring herself and fantasizing about something more. The costumes were very revealing at times (if you fancy a cheek or two, by all means, this is the show for you) and the wardrobe changes were swiftly done without any delay! 

The musical numbers were well written and the range of some of the actors' voices was stupendous. To illustrate, the fairy godmother was played by Alexandre Larouche, as such, he was obligated to sing falsetto and he nailed it! Speaking of cross-dressing, Jonathan Caron (plays the evil step-mother as well as two other characters) cracked me up every time he set foot on stage. Additionally, Myriam DeBonville (played the two evil step-sisters) had a lovely voice and displayed a lot of strong acting qualities, one of which was her versatility in being able to switch from one character's persona to another in the blink of an eye. Alexandre Lagueux was also extremely versatile and had he not switched between two characters on stage, I would have never guessed he was both the narrator and Prince Charming (renamed "Prince Ériction" because...you know). Marion Van Bogaert Nolasco (played Cinderella) was very convincing, however she delivered her lines a touch quieter than the others, so if you're planning on watching the show, make sure to sit a little closer to hear her sing. 

If you can enjoy an erotic musical full of French puns, and don't mind grinning from ear-to-ear for at least twenty minutes post-show, ticket information and show times are available at the Montreal Fringe Festival website. Le Morpillon runs until Sunday, June 22 at the Studio Jean-Valcourt du Conservatoire (4750 Henri-Julien), simply go up some stairs, turn left, and thank us later for recommending the show. Enjoy!

--Marina Nguyen hosts FunkShui every Sunday at 2 PM EST on CJLO.