✭Matinée Wednesday: Round Thirty-Six…
I have to say, Voca People is one of the most interesting and fun shows that I’ve seen. The premise is a little juvenile — a crew of aliens from the planet Voca crash land on Earth and must find enough musical fuel to make the journey home. However, the 90 minute journey through the history of Earth’s music that the Voca People take you on is certainly amazing!
With no help from instruments, every song they sing, from Beethoven to Britney Spears, is done so completely a capella and with a little help from “Scratcher” and “Beat-On,” the beat-boxers of the group. There is a TON of audience interaction, which isn’t something that I usually go for. But, when you have a lily-white alien dragging you on stage, resistance is futile.
VH1 says it’s like “Blue Man Group meets Glee,” and I think that assertion is pretty spot on. Definitely not a show that I would pick to see, I’m happy that I had the chance to experience the Voca People. It was a lighthearted diversion and I would advise anyone with young children to see the show.
