Macho Like Me at The Matrix

Macho Like Me

The Matrix
7657 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles

Macho Like Me is the true account of Helie Lee's remarkable six-month journey living life as a man. Cutting off her hair, donning men's clothes and moving out of her home to begin life anew as Harry, Helie sets out to prove a point: that men have it so much better than women. But as Helie soon finds out, her assumptions are quickly dashed – resulting in a new world-view that ends up surprising many – especially herself.

Presented by 10x10 Entertainment

Thru - Mar 12, 2011

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Price: $40

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

Box Office: 1-800-595-4849

Running Time: 1hr 30mins

www.macholikeme.com

Macho Like Me Reviews

Average Rating based on 6 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...A doctorate in sociology isn't necessary to deduce that Lee's insights can be a bit predictable at intervals. But on the whole, her quixotic tale succeeds not only as entertainment but as a poignant social document –- another stanchion on the bridge spanning that vast divide between the ever-embattled sexes."

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- F. Kathleen Foley

LA Weekly - Highly Recommended

"...The tale is both illuminating and hilarious as she gains new insights into what it's like to live as a man and as a woman. By the end of her experiment, she's delighted to return to the familiar bonds of femininity. With director Sammy Wayne, she has forged a rich, witty, seamless tale."

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- Neal Weaver

Backstage - Highly Recommended

"...The show, superbly directed by Sammie Wayne, is a fresh amalgam of video segments and narration. Lee is not an actor, but she wins us over immediately with an unassuming presence. As she describes her plan-which involved hiring pals Anna and Katie to record her travails for a documentary film-we meet her friends and family onscreen."

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- Jennie Webb

LA Theatre Review - Somewhat Recommended

"...Thematically, Macho Like Me touches on social norms between men, women, parents, their children and a man and his self-image. It carries a lot of potential to become deeper into the latter if Lee allows herself to look back into those demons we barely got a glimpse of through the archival footage."

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- Sylvia Blush

Edge - Recommended

"...This 90-minute laughfest gets most heartfelt and heart-string-tugging when dealing with David, a retired architect. Realizing that supporting her two galfriends needs an influx of money, Lee applies for a job editing David's memoirs. Lee's descriptions of their times together (meeting David's buddies, seeing the shopping center he designed) vividly show 'her' affections for David-'his' boss and mentor. David guesses that his new hire has a secret but is quite content to wait until Lee is ready to tell him."

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- Gil Kaan

ReviewPlays.com - Recommended

"...All of this story, and its documentation, are told with a backdrop of film that Anna and Katie took throughout the entire ordeal. Helie is a delightful young lady, definitely not a man, who tells her story with vim, vigor and vitality throughout, making it very interesting to realize the challenge she went through and to finally know that she is now happy in her own skin."

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- Carol Kaufman Segal

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Macho Like Me Reviews

Los Angeles Times - Recommended

LA Weekly - Highly Recommended

Backstage - Highly Recommended

LA Theatre Review - Somewhat Recommended

Edge - Recommended

ReviewPlays.com - Recommended

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