August 17, 2018

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Short Com | Review | Roman Fraden: Back in the Closet ★★★★

August 17, 2018

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Back in the Closet kind of makes me regret any previous use of the word ‘bizarre’ because this show is wholly bizarre. A weird, wonderful gay odyssey that’s totally unafraid to be uncomfortable and distasteful. Fraden is a very spaced out comedian, like someone constantly on the verge of an epiphany. That’s very appropriate on account of how otherworldly this show is. There’s dancing, music, psychedelic lights and maybe The Voice of the Universe(?) There’s contemplation, profundity, and uh, penises.

August 13, 2018

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ThreeWeeksEdinburgh.com Interview | Roman Fraden: Back In The Closet

August 13, 2018

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By Caro Moses | Published on Monday 13 August 2018

One of the things I like about the Fringe is the fact that while many performers arrive at it via a traditional route, loads of them seem to take a road less travelled, and that’s definitely the case for Roman Fraden, who, back in the early nineties, was a champion figure skater.

Since then he’s taken a fairly long and circuitous route to a career in comedy, but it seems as though he’s certainly found his niche. I arranged a chat to find out more about his life, his show, and the future.

July 30, 2018

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Broadway World | EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Q&A- Roman Fraden

July 30, 2018

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BWW catches up with Roman Fraden to chat about bringing Back In The Closet to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Tell us a bit about Back In The Closet.

I'd been doing stand-up for a few years here in the US but had always felt somehow limited by the format. Because of my figure skating background, and having worked with music most of my life, I really wanted to find a new way to present my material more theatrically than the traditional 'standing in one spot and speaking into a microphone'. I wanted movement and absurdity, stagecraft and lighting, piano, maybe even back up dancers, whatever it took to paint a visual experience of comedy and to really take the audience on a ride.

July 27, 2018

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Fringepig | A Piggy Interview With Roman Fraden (Back in the Closet)

July 27, 2018

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Tell me about your Edinburgh show.

‘Back in the Closet’ is a despicable new one man show which I wrote over the Holidays last year in 2017 and began previewing shortly after this past winter in Los Angeles. It is the creamiest and most personal and outrageous layers of my stand-up material which I’ve been touring the US with over the past year and a half- and so is certainly a comedy- but with this show I wanted to present that material more theatrically (and with more of a story line) than a typical stand up show.