Karaoke Killer amazes guests at Little Theater

Wednesday seemed like an ordinary day at Murray State College, however it was anything but. This was the venue for a real-life dinner playwhentheArdmoreLittle Theatre put on yet another fantastic performance. The play “Karaoke Killer” was held in the Aggie Ball Room on October 26.

“Karaoke Killer” was not only directed by Joh Mann, it was also written by her and has been performed all over the U.S. and the World. The performance of Ardmore Little Theatre and Murray State Performing Arts is the first of its kind and anyone whoattendedwouldprobably agree that it was a marvelous collaboration.

The murder mystery was most exhilarating. When entering the ballroom, the cast seemed like a guest. However, they quickly formed a stage and a setting that truly included the audience as part of the show. Each character mysteriously emerged as the mystery began.

Mann wrote a note in the program telling the story behind her story. She included a testimony of the play.

“I wrote this play after attending a local karaoke contest,” she wrote. “A friend was competing and to win, she needed applause, so the more the merrier.”

“Watching all of the contestant’s shenanigans was easily as entertaining as the singing,” she continued. “That night, Karaoke Killer was born… and I would have never dreamed that weird night would lead to all this.”

The play missed no detail as each character continually captured the audience’s attention whether speaking or not. In this case, the singing was as entertaining as the acting.

Each contestant had clever names that the audience had to take a moment to actually absorb. Some of the names where Marion Kind, Tip Megood, Andy Zaloosa, Hooda Thunkit, BG Wannabe, Wheinhold Barnfly, Rocky Rhodes and Bonnie Lass, Shapipi and Shadookie Indapool, and Lou Netunes.

A line up like that sets the tone all by itself. Though the character names where whimsicall, the story was a murdermystery.Atintermission, the cast visited each dining table for an interview to help the audience decide who the killer was. After the intermission, a guess of who killed was recorded by each person in the audience. Some guessed correct and some did not.

Admission included dinner andthemealwasequalto any fine restaurant. Dessert was a slice of cheesecake or chocolate decadence. Neither was skimpy and both were top notch. Spectators also enjoyedthecastminglingand eating dinner together. This added to the inclusion of the audience and cast.

The entire production and dinner were as grand as any and KK being a worldwide play added to the fact that Murray State College campus and the Ardmore Little Theatre is as spectacular setting as any in the world.