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America’s Got Downton

[COMEDY] For those of you who think Downton Abbey is just a glorified soap opera, Luke Kempner agrees. From London’s West End theater scene, Kempner is an actor fluent in various forms of singing and dancing, but it’s his impersonating prowess that give his triple threat status a sharper edge. Kempner came out as a impersonation virtuoso in his viral YouTube video, “Downstairs At Downton,” in which he portrayed a myriad of characters from the aforementioned drama, with chilling and hilarious accuracy. He took to the live arena, and after making a splash throughout the U.K., he’s bringing America’s Got Downton to the Western hemisphere.

In this delicious one-man parody, the dusty, conservative Downton characters find themselves, yet again, racing to save their estate from financial ruin, but this time they encounter modern British television icons (X Factor, Great British Bake-Off). These anachronistic exchanges coupled with Kempner’s acute writing, convey quite a bit about the drama-obsessed British television landscape and keep the audience in stitches throughout. Swiftly and seamlessly, Kempner transitions between characters—at times, whilst mid-song—but the true magic lies in his firm grasp of everything Downton, from character mannerisms to the dialogue—which could have been written by Julian Fellowes himself. This level of accuracy secures a consistently clean distinction between over 30 impressions. Catch Luke Kempner at Shea’s Performing Arts Center from Friday, April 11 through Saturday, April 12.

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646 Main St.
Buffalo, NY

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