About the Show

One-man show by Josh Sharp with 2,000-slide PowerPoint, directed by Sam Pinkleton.

ta-da! is a solo comedy show performed by Josh Sharp, set inside a whirlwind 2,000-slide PowerPoint presentation. Part visual onslaught, part storytelling experiment, the show moves at a blistering pace of one new slide every 2.1 seconds. Sharp weaves absurd jokes, personal anecdotes, and rapid-fire punchlines into a meticulously timed performance that tests the limits of memory, design, and comic form.

Josh Sharp co-starred, co-wrote, and co-executive produced Dicks: The Musical (A24), and is a longtime performer with Upright Citizens Brigade. ta-da! marks his latest theatrical endeavor, directed by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!). Making its world premiere at Greenwich House Theater for a limited summer run, the production features original video and magic design integrated into its breakneck format.

Critic Reviews (6)

"Beneath its somewhat overstuffedness, this is an intricately structured piece about mortality, the self and embracing second chances."
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"Still, ta-da! is a brainy, brazenly hilarious, and sneakily profound performance — and a show worth your time."
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"Contrary to Sharp’s red-herring insistence that ta-da! is a familiar coming-out story, the show molts into an anxiety piece about the mind of the overachiever."
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"Comedy has a way of uniting an audience, so “Ta-da!” will be enjoyable for anyone who doesn’t need smelling salts to hear discussion of a gay man’s life. "
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"Zak’s play succeeds best when he offers his own takes on the details of The Parent Trap’s plot and characters."
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‘Josh Sharp’s ta-da!’ reinterprets the stand-up routine for the PowerPoint age. In fact, that’s the whole conceit of his breathtakingly hilarious show
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