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"Mel & El seem ready for prime time...the outrageous duo are letting it rip in their new musical comedy show." - Frank Scheck, The New York Post

"...Hilariously squirm-inducing...we feel like they're our best friends, too. We haven't had so much fun since seventh-grade sleepovers." - Angela Ashman, Village Voice

"The outrageous routines of Mel & El...bring down the house." - Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times

"MEL & EL is a hoot....The sensibility of Adelman & Dvorkin isn't just to skip down memory lane but to cut up. It's for them to be their irreverent, disgusting, idiosyncratic, devoted selves." - Leonard Jacobs, Backstage

Michael Musto

"'Fagnet' happens to be the name of their popular comedy/dance song that is a hilarious highlight of their act ('F-A-G plus magnet equals fagnet,' they chant in sisterly unity). Their goofy anthem—which they've paraded around everywhere from the Duplex to Ars Nova—has made the gays love them right back."

"Move over Kathy & Mo....the likable pair (who have earned a rabid queer fan base) ....are pop-culture-obsessed pals that bitch, bicker and belt catchy songs.... You’ve seen self-deprecating characters like these before—think Heidi and Susan in [title of show]—but rarely with chemistry this infectious." - Brandon Voss, HX/NEXT Magazine

"Real life besties Mel & El are brassy, funny and pretty dirty, so it might not be the show you want to bring your grandmother to. Don't think the show stands on its potty mouthed feet alone - these ladies can sing! Mel & El blend harmonies so darn pretty that your grandma just might forgive you if you did bring her along." - Marcy Girt, Gorgeous Ladies of Comedy

John Cameron Mitchell

"Mel and El are twin daughters of different mothers -- spooky telepathic funny and they crack my shit up."

"...A totally charming little musical.... MEL & EL: SHOW & TELL grabbed me by the ovaries the minute I walked into the Ars Nova Theatre. I don’t want to give away any of the outrageous surprises this imaginative little show dishes up, but suffice it to say it’s a girl-culture bonanza that totally affirms why keeping close to your best friend is the best decision a confused 30-something city gal can make." - Bust Magazine

Leslie Jordan

"These two bitches are hilarious!  Fruit flies to the max!  Really spot-on takes on gay culture and the straight girls who get drawn into the fray from all their gay friends!"

"...Shows like Mel & El: Show and Tell are arguably more necessary than ever. During a time in which writing a story about female friendship and singlehood is likely to be met with more than a few eye rolls, exploring the emotional shades of gray in what it means to be a woman takes creative guts. This is exactly what Mel and El does, in a rowdy, heartfelt, and endearing production. ...But unlike so many tales about single women, the work encourages us to find comfort in what we already have—and find hilarity in both our secret desires and our shortcomings." - Laura Palotie, OOBR

"...An entertaining hybrid that combines elements of a free-wheeling (and sometimes raunchy) nightclub act with a more fully realized theater piece about friendship and nostalgia. Both of the women have crack comic timing.... Mel and El display genuine musical comedy chops.... You might be reminded of Avenue Q by the way that the bouncy tunes punch up Mel and El’s gags and give the show a sometimes weird vibe of kiddie TV for adults." - Joe Meyers, Connecticut Post

"We're kvelling! Seriously...this is hot. Word to the wise: book tickets early; You'll want to say you saw them when." – Culturebot

"Now that the big-screen Sex and the City shooting has wrapped, maybe well-known bosom buddies Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall are thinking the best way to remain in each other's company is to put an act together. If so, what they come up with could look a lot like what 30-something childhood friends Ellie Dvorkin (the Carrie Bradshaw type) and Melanie Adelman (the Samantha Jones type) are doing for laugh meters in their often hilarious Mel & El: This Show Rhymes... they're cellulite-thigh-slappingly funny." – David Finkle, Backstage

"This show is clever. And it’s fantastic. Besides being riotously funny, Mel & El is also genuinely touching. These two appear to be having a really good time, and the fun is infectious." – Bisanne Massoud, NiteLife Exchange

"Their hit song 'Fagnet' is worth the price of admission alone." – New York Press

”Mel and El...are a total riot. Keep your eyes on these two young ladies; they are going places - for sure!” -- Two on the Aisle – Bixby’s Broadway Blog

"Mel & El are amazing. The show strikes the perfect balance of wacky hilarity, touching sweetness, and raw writing and musical talent." - Jane’s Plastic Brain Train

Click HERE for the Mel & El interview with Ephemerist

Click HERE for the Mel & El interview with New Jersey's TimeOFF magazine

Click HERE for the Mel & El interview with Philadelphia Gay News