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“I want to use the Beckettesque absurdity, but keep it within a parameter: the value of art both financially and the value of art socially - and what can art do? What has it done? Does it have limits?”

- Richard Lucas, writer/director/Bono
Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's

Richard Lucas - writer, director, and Bono in the award-winning play Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's

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"Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's " featured in the TheTVolution.com's "LOS ANGELES THEATRE - THE BEST OF 2017"!



"Employing Samuel Beckett’s absurdist play Waiting for Godot, Writer/Director Richard Lucas’ stingingly clever and sharply funny Bono and the Edge Waiting for Godomino’s mocked the absurdity of fame and stardom by transposing Beckett’s two tramps to Bono and David Evans of the rock band U2.  Performed to prickly perfection by Lucas, Curt CollierJeff Blumberg and Bruno Oliver."


Richard Lucas' award-winning play, Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's, included on TheTVolution.com's Best of Los Angeles Theatre 2017 list

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With performances in eight theatres in seven cities and two states, we are currently seeking the assistance of a theatre booking agency to schedule regional college and theatre tours throughout the U.S. Let's bring this Bono/Beckett madness to the masses! We're also looking to perform in Belfast/Dublin/London - in the heart of the homeland of both U2 and Samuel Beckett. But we cannot do it on our own! If your agency would be interested in joining our team, please send info to WaitingForGodominos@Yahoo.com or complete the CONTACT FORM below.

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Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's - written and directed by Richard Lucas

Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's

Bono orders a pizza delivery to get back in touch with the Common Man.

In this parody of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” the script is flipped as Bono, wracked with guilt over his own success and fear of having lost touch with his working class roots, orders a pizza delivery to his castle in the hopes of conversing with the delivery person about living a “real life.” But Bono’s lifelong U2 bandmate, guitarist The Edge, wants no part of his socio-spiritual experiment and rejects any thought of inviting opinions or judgments on his hard-earned rock star life. Both men struggle with the possible hypocrisies in their practices versus their policies in a funny and surprisingly deep comedy that skewers celebrity culture, blind faith, and pretentious theater while searching for the meaning of art in a hyper-capitalist society.

WORLD PREMIERED AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL, June 2017
SIX WEEKS AT THE WHITEFIRE THEATRE, SHERMAN OAKS, CA Fall, 2017
SIX WEEKS AT THE WRITE ACT REPERTORY AT THE BRICKHOUSE THEATER, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - Spring, 2018
LOS ANGELES, CA: Broadwater Black Box Theatre June 26, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: PianoFight June 29 and 30, 2018
LAS VEGAS, NV: Majestic Repertory Theatre July 13 and 14, 2018
VENTURA, CA: Namba Performing Arts Space February 15 and 16, 2019
SAN DIEGO, CA: Tenth Avenue Arts Center March 15 and 16, 2019
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Awards and Nominations:
Best of Los Angeles Theatre 2017 List - TheTVolution.com
Hollywood Fringe Festival Best Comedy Nominee
TheTVolution.com Best Fringe Comedy Winner
Encore Producers’ Award Winner
Best Featured Actor - Bruno Oliver, Nominee - Valley Theatre Awards
The Mercury News Pick of the Week in San Francisco

Richard Lucas' award-winning play Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's

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Reviews

For over 50 complete reviews, please go to: HollywoodFringe.org/4432

“LOVED this show soooo much!!… insanely clever writing paired with an incredible ensemble… Trust me — this is a show you REALLY want to see! It’s a MUST!!!” 

“Brilliant takedown of pretentious celebrity culture!… Really fun... a play that said something in a pointed way. All the actors were great.”

“A scathingly funny commentary… If you’re going to see any play at the Fringe, I’d definitely recommend this one!”

“Tightly directed with excellent performances from all… worth seeing a second time.”

“…You WILL have a blast at this show… Stood Godot on its head… Terrific satire. Go see it!”

“Inventive satire… deftly skewers the Bono cult, celebrity culture and the existential woe of Godot in one hour!… This is a great show!”

“Quality cast. Silly and weird. Perfect… Loved the characters and the concept, and the evening… Go/dot!”

“…Brilliant idea, deftly expressed with great staging and acting. A snazzy update of a dusty classic.”

“…Trippy, irreverent, brilliant satire that stands its ridiculous ground the whole way through.”

"Executed perfectly… had me doubled over, and was also very thoughtful... Richard Lucas has created a bizarre new genre of post-modern-absurdism. It’s nothing short of genius.”

“This show rocks!… absurd handling of its already absurd plot to near perfection. Surprisingly poignant and deliciously satirical... Superbly acted, well written and executed with flair and confidence that should be celebrated.”

“The writing was excellent, smart, and hilarious— nailed the tone of Godot but also captured the silliness of the whole situation… A perfect parody with just the right dose of hilarity and heart. World-class acting… You’ll be totally transfixed by this immensely talented cast.”

"A brisk, hilarious, thoughtful production you should definitely add to your 'must-see' list.” 

“Brilliant writing, great direction, great casting… Perfect production… top-notch comic flair and rock star lampoon... laughed so hard I thought I was going to injure the people sitting in front of me.”

“…The cast had the audience cracking up throughout the performance! This is a must see, one of the best of the fringe!”

“Incredible merging of Beckett and Bono!…Great performances… We were laughing so hard our faces were wet.”

“Really well-written, well-acted and absolutely hilarious!”

“Rarely do you get the gift of a show so well crafted in this style, with actors fully capable of living it out. Definitely a “must see” in my book!”

REVIEW from NoHoArtsDistrict.com - Samantha Simmonds-Ronceros

The Write Act Repertory Presents “Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino’s”

Well, I think I now know what all the fuss was about at last year's Hollywood Fringe and beyond - “Best Comedy,” “Encore Producer’s Award,” and TheTVolution.com’s “2017 Best of Los Angeles Theatre” list.
“Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino’s” is a surrealist's parody of the existentialist's dream, “Waiting For Godot,” by Samuel Becket. Bono and The Edge are at home in their Malibu castle. Bono orders a pizza, and, unclear exactly what to expect, he has his servants lay candles the length of his driveway to welcome the driver and they wait. Bono waits to meet a common man, having many questions on how real people live. He’s apparently very out of touch, fame having isolated him from reality. The Edge waits for the food…he is hungry.
As in the original version, the two of them seem almost childlike. But these two familiar characters are removed from our world, in self-imposed elitism, while simplifying their daily lives and allowing them the creative room to be brilliant at their art. They have long since lost touch with what is truly real and they ache for it.
And so they wait, for Godomino’s pizza, for forgiveness, for enlightenment, with the occasional burst of music and the bending of U2 lyrics to their predicament. A neighbor stops by, uninvited of course, with his erstwhile assistant, and the plot really thickens.
If you enjoy dark humor, mindless verbosity and tragic comedy all with a bit of pop musical theology then this particular psychological play on the most significant English language play of the 20th century may be right up your proverbial alley. I found it to be a brilliant, playful, whimsically tragic comedy. In short, I loved it. The performances are impeccable. Strange, aloof, twisted and intense. Just the thing for a sleepy Saturday afternoon in NoHo. Bravo, Bono… - SAMANTHA SIMMONDS-RONCEROS

REVIEW from FringeReview.co.uk

Beckett Parody Featuring U2 and Pizza Front and Center

In one of the silliest mash-ups to hit the Hollywood Fringe this year, U2’s star frontmen wait desperately for the arrival of a Godomino’s pizza. After a lifetime of living as a rock legend, Bono hopes that meeting an ordinary pizza delivery person will help put him back in touch with the common man. The Edge is just hungry. This is not the first parody of Beckett’s “Waiting For Godot” I’ve ever seen, but it may be the last because I’m not sure it can get any better than this.
Writer and director Richard Lucas plays Bono, a man whose fame and fortune has left him in an existential malaise. As he waits impatiently for his pizza to arrive, he also keeps his bandmate The Edge, played by Curt Collier, from sating his own hunger by eating a turnip. Collier is downright sweet as the childlike and edgeless Edge (whimpering such pitiful lines as “This castle is the only place where I know the pizza is not”) and playing excellent counterpoint to Lucas’s deep-feeling and shallow-thinking Bono. The two make a great pair. Bruno Oliver barnstorms the stage as the nearly-philosophical Domingo, challenging the minds of our heroes with his cryptic logic. Jeff Blumberg as Lucky, Domingo’s unlucky, rope-tethered servant makes able use of his expressive eyes as he spouts his own babbling nonsense.
After an all-too-brief run during “Serial Killers,” Sacred Fools Theater’s on-going late-night theater competition, “Bono and The Edge Waiting For Godomino’s” finally gets the platform in deserves. If you like absurd silliness, treat yourself to this gem of a show. But do not watch this show hungry, otherwise the existential suffering Bono and The Edge endure as they yearn for the pizza’s arrival will be your suffering as well. - ZACHARY BERNSTEIN

REVIEW from NoHoArtsDistrict.com - Harrison Held

U2 Fans will love "Bono and the Edge Waiting for Godomino’s"

The Hollywood Fringe award winner has undergone some creative retooling for its latest colorful incarnation. "Bono and the Edge Waiting for Godomino's" pokes fun at the rich and famous without getting mean and is an inventive, clever, cool and classy parody of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting For Godot," featuring an excellent and colorful cast. Richard Lucas is the likeable, pontificating, genius, Bono. Curt Collier is brooding, musical partner/debate partner, The Edge. Bruno Oliver is the larger than life Domingo and Jeff Blumberg is the hilarious Lucky. There are also a few clever music parodies in the mix as well. The creative 60-minute piece was written and directed by Richard Lucas, who dresses sharply as the poetic, self-questioning rock icon and pontificates well and humorously in the role.
The premise is simple, superstars Bono and The Edge decide to order pizza by themselves, delivered to their castle, so that they can get in touch with how the other half lives. I guess this is an uncommon activity for rock stars - I'm not sure. In this story, it’s clearly out of their realm and a major challenge, resulting in an original and entertaining show which I recommend checking out.
Before making its debut in last summer's Hollywood Fringe Festival, the show was first presented years ago in sketch form at a small comedy room on Melrose called The Fake.

The show plays Saturday nights at 10pm and has the potential to become a cult favorite. I wonder if members of U2's inner circle have seen it - an endorsement from them would be great. - HARRISON HELD

Full audio review from LATheatreBites.com

"9 out of 10: EXCEPTIONAL SHOW - ..…a great job translating the thoughts and questions from the original into such a modern day scenario...”

FEATURE ARTICLE on Godomino's' third Los Angeles run at NoHoArtsDistrict.com

Journalist Karen Lindell presents follow-up interviews with writer/director Richard Lucas and others on "Godomino's," U2, celebrity culture, and Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot.' 

Richard Lucas' award-winning play, Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's, featured in NoHoArtsDisctrict.com

THE MERCURY NEWS PICK for San Francisco!

Sam Hurwitt of THE MERCURY NEWS makes the BONO AND THE EDGE WAITING FOR GODOMINO'S shows in San Francisco his PICK!

Richard Lucas' award-winning play, Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's, featured in NoHoArtsDisctrict.com

Feature article on the play during the run-up to the Hollywood Fringe Festival atU2.com!

Journalist Karen Lindell interviews Richard on his feelings about U2,  celebrity culture, and Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot.' 

Richard Lucas' award-winning play, Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's, featured at @atu2.com

FULL PAGE REVIEW in the Las Vegas Tribune!

Richard Lucas' award-winning play, Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's, featured in NoHoArtsDisctrict.com

REVIEW from GiaOnTheMove.com

Pizza Plus Beckett Equals: Godomino’s!

As a spoof on playwright Samuel Beckett’s tragicomedy, En attendant Godot, Bono and The Edge Waiting For Godomino’s currently at the Whitefire Theatre, is mind-bogglingly spot on. I mean, the writing is pretty perfect. So are the characterizations and everything else.
Beckett’s, Waiting for Godot (GOD-oh), where two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait for the appearance of someone named Godot who never arrives, and engage in a variety of discussions while waiting, has been carefully kept as elemental and stripped down to bare metaphors and tropes and music interludes of hit songs on guitar, by writer/director Richard Lucas who also stars as the lead figure, save the fact that we know exactly who the main characters are.
Instead of Vladimir and Estragon, who in the original have no descriptions at all except that one is a bit heavy and that they are hobos, we have universally renowned rock music icon Bono and lifelong U2 band mate, guitarist, The Edge.
And while in Beckett’s two-act play, the two men are anticipating the arrival of someone named Godot, Bono and The Edge likewise stay for a Domino’s Pizza Delivery guy who has yet to come.
Bono orders a pizza delivery to get back in touch with the Common Man, wracked with guilt over his own success and fear of having lost touch with his working class roots. But they’ve never actually had to order a pizza before. It’s always been provided for them everywhere they’ve toured. The action of making a phone call, to a mysterious pizza house, with a number they’re not sure is correct, for a pizza they’re not sure is even good, all the while dealing with hunger pangs they’ve never felt before, all becomes an existential test of patience and irrational rationalization about why waiting is the most satisfaction they can hope for. They speculate on the potential rewards of continuing to wait for the pizza. But can come to no definite conclusions as to why they actually should wait; or forgo the temptation of a turnip The Edge has hidden in his pocket; or why not just leave the house and find the delivery guy who must surely be on his way by now. These guys are hungry. Seriously, when are they going to eat?
With the arrival of Lucky and Domingo, things don’t actually get better. Nobody knows what Lucky is actually supposed to be doing or thinking or what Domingo is actually wanting.
It has come to be understood that the greater part of Godot’s success came down to the fact that it was open to a variety of readings and interpretations and that this was not necessarily a bad thing.
Bono and the Edge, Waiting For Godomino’s is no less intensely vague and specific. Hell if I know what any of this means…except I do…exactly…just not cerebrally…and more nonsensically…in a way that makes perfect sense.

Highly Recommended - TRACEY PALEO

REVIEW from EatMoreArtVegas.com, Las Vegas, NV

"Bono and the Edge Waiting for Godomino's" is Delightfully Absurd!

Richard Lucas, author of the play, "Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's" is an actor, comedian and scriptwriter with an acerbic, smart, sincere style. Lucas' LinkedIn page describes among his talents a penchant for, "...smart comedy, smart-ass comedy, political analysis, personal essay..." Indeed, his play is smart, funny and sincere.
Already dripping in "Best Of..." accolades from it's L.A. tour and a stop in San Francisco, this delightful romp played Las Vegas, Nevada at the Majestic Repertory Theatre for two nights last week.
"Bono..." is a clever send-off, mash-up, hungry-tongue-in-cheek, full-length one-act, rifting on Samuel Beckett's famous absurdist play, "Waiting for Godot."
Samuel Beckett was born in Ireland, educated at Trinity College was a Nobel Prize recipient and is still considered a "godfather" of Theatre of the Absurd.
U2 Irish band member, "Bono" is Paul David Hewson, decorated by the United Kingdom as, "Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" a grade within the British order of chivalry.
Additionally, "Bono" is also decorated with The Portuguese Order of Liberty, Order of Freedom, for services to democracy and freedom.
Known for his distinctive eye wear, the U2 front-man launched his line of sunglasses to help raise funds for people with eye problems.
"The Edge" David Howell Evans is an Irish musician and songwriter best known as lead guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist of the rock band U2. A member of the group since its beginning.
As a member of U2, and as an individual, "Edge" has campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes. He co-founded Music Rising, a charity to support musicians affected by disasters. He has 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Knowing these facts helps the audience enjoy sweet "bon mots" tossed out in Richard Lucas' redux of "...Godot." Pace, props, and occasional "triple-entendre" add layers of enjoyment especially when a general background of Samuel Beckett, U2, and Absurdism are known.
All four actors owned their characters. Richard Lucas did "Bono" mannerisms to hilarity. Curt Collier as "The Edge" was a great side-kick-belly-bump to Bono.
Bruno Oliver as "Domingo" was commanding in his vocal and facial ranges. Jeff Blumberg as "Lucky" brought a magical quality to his character with his "intensity from within" wide-eyed portrayal. It's really an accomplishment to continue to speak, without lines. The cast's balance and ease flowed and allowed the rich script to shine. Even the "walk-on" pizza-lady part was perfectly done!
The basic premise is that Bono and The Edge are waiting for a pizza delivery, so they can experience what it's like to be a "common man" free from the trappings and burdens of fame and riches. If you have seen "Waiting for Godot" you will catch the underlying connections that make this a worthy theatre experience.
Absurdly, I am still pondering the apostrophe in the title! Sigh... – MARIANNE DONNELLEY

Meet the Cast

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Jeff Blumberg - Lucky

has been a fixture on the L.A. stage for over 25 years. He is known for his roles as James Wicker in It’s Only a Play, Ernie in Rumors, Joel in Beau Jest, and multiple roles in the L.A. premieres of Flight: The Rise & Fall of Charles Lindbergh and Kim Rosenstock's (New Girl) epic comedy, 99 Ways to F*ck a Swan. Jeff’s feature films include The Perfect 46, The Comedian at the Friday, Aguruphobia, and the upcoming horror comedy Exorcism at 60,000 Feet. On TV, Jeff most recently appeared as a creepy 19th century clown in the horror series The Hotel Barclay (ShortsTV, Amazon). He has also appeared in several national commercials, and can currently be seen as your friendly neighborhood bus driver in Daveed Diggs’ Hamilton-esque spot for Zelle. Instagram @JeffBlumbergTV •  Twitter @JeffBlumbergTV • > www.JeffBlumberg.com <

Curt Collier - The Edge

has appeared in numerous LA sketch comedy shows; most recently as The Edge in Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino’s where the sketch earned champion status as part of Serial Killers at Sacred Fools theater. Curt’s enjoyed other comedic collaborations with Richard, most notably as gloating war winner Abe Lincoln to Richard’s intense, envy fueled John Wilkes Booth. Curt’s also appeared in several national commercials and as a by-the-book paddle boat cop in NBC’s About a Boy. Feeling great pride in Godomino’s continued performances; it’s been a marvelous and challenging endeavor to portray The Edge. Intsagram @curtcollier •  Twitter @Curt_Collier

playwright, author, and actor, Richard Lucas

Richard Lucas - Bono, writer, director

is an award-winning writer and actor whose debut book, a comedic memoir about living next to a barking dog called THE DOG LOG, is being published by Chicago Review Press, fall 2019. His comedy album, Resigntown, U.S.A. and Other Stories is available on iTunes. He has performed in L.A.’s premier storytelling shows, including the L.A. Storytelling Festival. He’s also performed two solo shows invited to the Comedy Central Stage. He won The Other Network’s Comedy Award for his analysis of an L.A. sportscaster’s penchant for wearing double-breasted suits. Among Richard’s favorite stage roles was German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg in Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen at The Attic. On TV, you may have seen him as a very, very concerned detective in a couple murder shows. He’d like to thank Bruno, Curt, and Jeff who’ve brought so much enthusiasm, creativity, and generosity to this play. Instagram @RLucaspicts • Twitter @Richard_Lucas • > www.RichardLucasComedy.com <

Bruno Oliver - Domingo

We're excited to announce that Bruno has been nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Play by the Valley Theatre Awards in Los Angeles for his role in Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godomino's!

is an award-winning stage and screen actor who has gone all-in on L.A.'s small theater scene. His artistic home is Sacred Fools Theater where he is Board Prez., and also recently produced A Gulag Mouse and Rose and the Rime. He's performed often on Fool's stages, including Occupation, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, The Coarse Acting Show, Dracula, A Musical Nightmare, Timon of Athens, Serial Killers, Crime Scene and The Box: Los Angeles. Around L.A. he’s also worked with I.C.T., Whitefire, Zoo District and all 3 years of the innovative SCI-FEST One-Act Play Festivals. Outside L.A. he performed in Seattle, Chicago, Edinburgh and with the Utah and Wisconsin Shakespeare Festivals. On TV he bounces between comedy (Review, The Office, Modern Family, Party Down, etc.) and drama (Scandal, Castle, House, Mad Men, Criminal Minds, etc.). And then are indie films, a ridiculous number of shorts, and, well, if you really want the entire run-down go check out www.BrunoOliver.com. Instagram @BrunoOliverAct • Twitter @BrunoOliverAct • > www.BrunoOliver.com <

Podcast: An Interview with Richard at Theatre Website BetterLemons.com!

A fascinating discussion I had with Richard Lucas on the state of producing theatre in Los Angeles and how participation in Serial Killers at Sacred Fools Theater at The Broadwater and the Hollywood Fringe Festival helped jumpstart and catapult award-winning "Bono and The Edge Waiting for Godominos." - Monique LeBleu

Curt Collier

           




Jeff Blumberg and Bruno Oliver  






REVIEW from TheTVolution.com

WINNER: Best Fringe Comedy

Is “Bono and the Edge: Waiting for Godomino’s” Time Well Spent?

Bono and the Edge Waiting for Godomino’s by writer/director Richard Lucas approaches being the ultimate Fringe offering. Like the legendary shows Beyond the Fringe, The Mighty Boosh, Bing Hitler, Lucas has served up a dish both cerebral and madcap and pulls it off brilliantly.
The recipe is rather basic: Take Samuel Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece Waiting for Godot and make it even more absurd by transposing the characters of Estragon and Vladimir with Bono and David Evans (aka The Edge) of the iconic Irish rock band U2.

Makes perfect sense to me.


With Lucas doing such a spot-on Bono that the Irish rocker could shave by him, and Curt Collier as The Edge/Go-Go, the evening is a wickedly amusing mix of references to the Beckett play and the lifestyle of the rich and famous. Where the absurdity ends or begins is anyone’s guess.

With Jeff Blumberg as Lucky and Bruno Oliver as Domingo, (their Malibu neighbors filling out the solid cast), Lucas’ two “tramps” are not waiting for existentialism, laden with scriptural allusions throwing a Jungian shadow as Godot: They’re waiting for a pizza.
Well, okay, pizza can be kinda existential.
What is delivered is remarkably silly and entertaining fun.
For being so tasty:  a PLATINUM MEDAL. - ERNEST KEARNEY

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Richard discusses the play with comedian Eddie Pepitone

After Eddie saw "...Godomino's," he sat down with Richard to discuss it on his famous PepTalks podcast.

Richard Lucas with Eddie Pepitone for Eddie's PepTalks podcast

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