The Charleston City Paper gave The Bitter Poet some great press for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC!!!
Here are some highlights (with links to the full articles):
“Kevin Draine plays The Bitter Poet to the hilt!”
“The Bitter Poet is on the mark with his observations of human life… And he’s as funny as he is astute!” Review
“This isn’t simple stuff, but the juxtapositions are sly and intriguing.” Staff Pick
“Fringe organizers call it the year’s most avant-garde production.” Preview Article
Other press:
“If I haven’t used the word ‘wild’ yet, I should have, because that’s what this show is. The Bitter Poet has been described as ‘The Doors meet Jack Nicholson.’ I’d say that quote is fairly accurate, but I’d like to one-up that by saying this act is more like ‘The Doors meet Richard Pryor.’ And that’s certainly a show worth seeing, as well as a CD worth owning.”
-New York Resident
“A spoken-word rock extravaganza!”
-The Patriot-News
“The Bitter Poet persona is high energy… He is undeniably a quirky figure who demands attention. And not just because he is prone to scream at the top of his lungs, rip off his shirt, and dance about like a poster boy for the Saint Vitus Dance. It’s not every entertainer who can dream up a sordid story about a rapacious woman obsessed with hot pokers and then drop in, midway, ‘I suddenly realized we might not be as happy together as I had dreamed in the cab that night.’ ”
-Back Stage West, LA
“…a humorous, cynical and explicitly adult treatment of sex-and-ego issues… and a whole lot more!”
-The Aquarian, NJ