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The Failure Cabaret is therapy for the soul.
Tonight’s heroes of entertainment. The Fremonts, delivered a beautiful spectacle of eye candy. Think Madonna in her beautiful prime with Brandon Flowers of the Killers. Both in voice and looks. With a very clever script, delving into the complexities of marriage, Young and Beautiful and completely in love, Doing the Shadow Work, This is a Musical. With original songs and a brilliantly written psychodrama the journey of true love and a shared Muse. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
Dodd and Badger have taken their dysfunctional love story and created a masterpiece.
The Fremonts are a married couple from the US, who have brought The Failure Cabaret to Underbelly at the Fringe this year. Stephanie Dodd plays the accordion, Justin Badger plays the guitar, and both are originally from towns called Fremont. Their story, told with original music, is dark, witty, and unique – thoroughly enjoyable.
The Failure Cabaret is a catalogue of all the failures these two have faced since meeting. Dodd looks and sounds like an edgy blond Bernadette Peters, while Badger has the recognisably wide smile and open face of an American. Their voices are individual, but they blend beautifully within their folky musical theatre mixture of song writing. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
The Fremonts are a darkly divine double act
This wonderful cabaret is brought to us by The Fremonts (Stephanie Dodd, Justin Badger), quirkily named from the towns they are both coincidentally from.
From the beginning the pair are enchanting and skilfully bring the audience into their offbeat world. The audience are introduced to the overarching theme of The Fremonts failures immediately, endearing us to a story which is flawed. Funny, truthful and vulnerable are themes that run throughout. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Hinton Magazine - Q&A : The Failure Cabaret
Lurching between the silly and funny and the dark and ominous, The Failure Cabaret brings modern topics to life, embracing them through good, old-fashioned sinister vaudevillian charm. In this dark comedy cabaret, Stephanie Dodd from Fremont, Nebraska (Vocals/Accordion) and Justin Badger from Fremont, California (Vocals/Guitar) use original music to tell their story of meeting in New York, performing on Broadway and accidentally moving to a pretentious mountain town to do everything in their power to stay sane and married at the same time. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Edinburgh 2022: The Failure Cabaret Guest Blog
Stephanie Dodd and Justin Badger discuss the balance between being purely personal and pleasing the crowd Husband and wife duo Stephanie Dodd and Justin Badger blog for BroadwayWorld about debuting The Failure Cabaret in Edinburgh along with the benefits and pitfalls of writing a show with your partner about your most personal and sometimes sensitive subjects. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
The Fremonts present "The Failure Cabaret" at The Foundry in West Stockbrige, MA
The Fremonts are performing their show, The Failure Cabaret, locally before debuting it at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and 54 Below in NYC. You can experience the festival version of the show on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 at 7 p.m. in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts at The Foundry. Lurching between the silly and funny and the dark and ominous, The Failure Cabaret brings modern topics to life, embracing them through good, old-fashioned sinister vaudevillian charm. Stephanie Dodd and Justin Badger are Great Barrington locals and perform under the name The Fremonts. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW.
The Failure Cabaret: a dark comedy from a real married couple
The Failure Cabaret is a dark comedy from a real married couple with the therapy bills to prove it.
Stephanie Dodd and Justin Badger use original music in The Failure Cabaret to tell their story of meeting in NYC, performing on Broadway and moving to a pretentious mountain town as Mr & Mrs. The show lurches between the silly and the funny, and the dark and the ominous. We spoke to the pair about married life, writing music and touring Tajikistan.
You met playing husband and wife in a play in New York and now you are married. How is real life marriage different to the one you portrayed in the play? CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
EDINBURGH 2022: The Failure Cabaret Q&A
BWW catches up with The Fremonts to chat about bringing The Failure Cabaret to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Tell us a bit about The Failure Cabaret.
The Failure Cabaret was born in a hotel bar in Boulder, Colorado. After living in NYC and working as actors for about 14 years, we relocated to Boulder to pursue writing music in a less expensive place. We were having drinks with our boss at the time, Chuck Porter, who is an advertising legend and founder of the agency CP+B. He's an amazing creative, huge fan of theatre and now our Executive Producer. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.
THE FREMONTS SHARE TMI, DELIGHTFULLY, IN “THE FAILURE CABARET”
By Lisa Green, Rural Intelligence
LENOX, MA — The Fremonts, a husband-and-wife duo now appearing at the Apple Tree Inn in Lenox, describe their cabaret show, "The Failure Cabaret," as “one part music, one part comedy special, with dash of comedy snark.” I’d like to add another part: heart. For the months of October and November, they’ve been oversharing in song and story on Friday nights at the inn’s Bellflower Restaurant and Terrace. Not only have Stephanie Dodd and Justin Badger been airing their “failures,” they’ve been stealing hearts, too. How can they not, when the two engaging actor/musicians present, with devastating honesty and stellar comedic timing the circumstances that brought them to this time and place? CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.
The Fremonts turn failure on its head at The Apple Tree Inn in Lenox
By Sarah Wright, The Berkshire Edge
LENOX, MA — The Fremonts, also known as Stephanie Dodd and Justin Badger, are so in love, they thought sharing their failures with the world would be a good idea. They were absolutely right. In fact, I fell in love with both of them Friday evening at the Apple Tree Inn in Lenox.
“The Failure Cabaret” is the collected stories they’ve told themselves about their theatrical aspirations, marital challenges, and deep wanderlust. You could call it an exhibitionist couple’s therapy session with song and dance and an audience. You would not be wrong. CLICK TO CONTINUE READING.
"Tajikistan is a fantastic country." A concert of the American group The Fremonts took place in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN — On March 29, the American Space Center hosted a concert dedicated to the 30th anniversary of friendship and diplomatic relations between Tajikistan and the United States. Especially for this, the American musical group The Fremonts came to Tajikistan. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.
The Fremonts revel in life's setbacks, introduce themselves to the Berkshires
By Benjamin Cassidy, The Berkshire Eagle
WEST STOCKBRIDGE — Boulder was just too sunny for Great Barrington newcomers Justin Badger and Stephanie Dodd.
When the husband-wife team behind The Fremonts uprooted to the Colorado city after 14 years of acting in New York City, they found an unusually optimistic crowd in the state that, accurately or not, is known for its 300 days of annual sunshine…CLICK TO CONTINUE READING.
The Fremonts offer marriage confessions in ‘The Failure Cabaret,’ a whiskey-tinged love story
By Kalene McCort, The Daily Camera
When most couples dive into therapy, they leave with a lighter bank account and hopefully new constructive ways to tackle issues that arise with cohabitation. Musicians Stephanie Dodd and Justin Michael Badger — also known as Americana blues duo The Fremonts — left marriage counseling with fodder for a show… CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.
The Fremonts Return to Colorado for Encore Run of 'The Failure Cabaret’
By Julia Talen, BolderBeat.com
In April of this year, husband and wife duo The Fremonts produced a record of their live show, The Failure Cabaret, which ran for a stint at Still Cellars in Longmont. The show shifted in sound from their first full-length blues rock album, We Don’t Live There.
The Failure Cabaret, as Justin Badger and Stephanie Dodd describe it, is “one part concert, one part confessional, and one part stand-up special,” and considering how this couple met, the culmination of a theatrical cabaret quite fits this musical pair… CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.
The Fremonts – Going Out West
By Jenna Romaine, The Aquarian
For Americana duo The Fremonts, the impact of one’s home and surroundings ring true on all fronts. From the mutual city name that sparked their own, moving across the country, and naming/developing their first full-length, the twosome divulge all for Unsigned Band Week.
The Fremonts Leave Their Jobs and Hit the Road
By Dave Tamkin, Head Above Music
The Fremonts took a long break from their day jobs this year and independently released a new album and booked a three-month tour through the Midwest out to New York city and back. They shared with us who inspires them, how they inspire each other and what they’ve learned about taking their music careers into their own hands… CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE FREMONTS – WE DON’T LIVE THERE
By Libby Emmons, Spill Magazine
The title track speaks of fight, drive, and yearning, with the lyric “our eyes are filled with anxious heaving visions of the light… it was never our birthright to have things and no fight.” This concept resonates throughout, as though the album is asking the very real questions “How do we get to the light, to the beauty and calm we see on the horizon? How do we tame the chaos of our hearts?” The Fremonts’ answer is to work your ass off to make your own place, and that’s exactly what they have done. They stake a claim, and they’re not giving it up… CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.
The Fremonts' 'We Don't Live There' Is A Fresh Take On Classic Americana Sounds
By Trevor Ryan, BolderBeat.com
The Fremonts dropped their first full-length album We Don't Live There last Friday, June 9th. I recently had the pleasure of giving it a listen and I’m here to tell yah: it’s a fresh take on the classic Colorado Americana folk/blues sound. Because let’s be honest- the Colorado music scene has welcomed a number of Americana folk performers to its various stages over the years, and continues to do so, even in the popular music realm. So what sets The Fremonts apart? This definitely isn't a short answer, so buckle up… CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.
The Fremonts' songs come from family folklore, theater past
By Michelle Vendegna, Longmont Times-Call
Justin Badger and Stephanie Dodd met 10 years ago acting in New York. It would be a play that they wrote together that would send the pair in an entirely new direction.
"We wrote a play together that had an onstage band," said Dodd. "We produced that in Brooklyn and just loved the band. We decided to start trying to write music."
The Fremonts: Restless, Raw, & Beautiful
By Hannah Oreskovich, BolderBeat.com
How to have a perfect summer evening: Combine sunset lighting, a glass of prosecco, & the folky, Americana sounds of the The Fremonts on the back porch of The Tridet Cafe. The scent of a rose bush is wafting your way on the left; paper lanterns softly light the night above you. This was The Fremonts recent vinyl release party. But if this delicate scene freaks you out Boulder, don’t worry. Justin Badger’s raw and restless vocals will give you just the edge you’re looking for.
Born of the “storytelling of Stephanie Dodd and the songwriting of Justin Badger,” The Fremonts are a Boulder-based band that know how to combine pretty and gruff in all the best ways. Dodd (vocals/keyboard/xylophone) has a gentle, soothing voice that guides you along their lyrical stories. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.
tHE fREMONTS EP REVIEW
By Brian F. Johnson, Marquee Magazine
The adorably sing-songy chorus of The Fremont’s “How Often,” the opening song off their new self-titled EP, seems to set the stage for a cheerful summer-breeze type of release. But track two takes a sharp turn into the heart-wrenching song “The Flying Daughter,” and half way through that song, another turn comes which gives the song a hopeful conclusion. By track-four, the Fremonts have shifted again, this time singer Stephanie Dodd reading the short story “Violet” over simply strummed chords. The EP ends with Dodd and the other half of the group, Justin Badger, trading lyrics on the track “Echo.” CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.