Confessions of the Tall & Tart at Orlando Fringe Credit: Courtesy Photo

Confessions of the Tall & Tart marked my first time seeing a show inside Ivanhoe 1915, which is an intimate cabaret for patrons sitting up front, and a sea of obstructed sightlines for those seated in the back, as I was. Fortunately, Kevin Fox more than fulfills the first half of his Tall & Tart title, nearly scraping the chandelier dangling above the postage stamp–sized stage. 

As for the tart part, there’s plenty to make you pucker in Fox’s journey from a guilt-ridden Catholic schoolboy who was terrified by his first exposure to online boobs into Rae O’Light, a Goldie Hawn–esque glamazon drag queen outfitted with a ruffled pink Strawberry Shortcake dress and a cocktail shaker full of espresso martinis. 

Lip-synced selections from Sabrina Carpenter’s Short & Sweet album bridge storytelling sequences bravely exposing Fox’s embarrassingly awkward attempts to fall in love. Fox’s dishy material about exploring his exploding sexuality with a competitive collegiate a cappella captain or an ADHD doomsday pepper isn’t especially groundbreaking for this festival, and some of his jokes seemed aimed solely at friends and family in the audience. But he has a witty way with words, delivering sharp stand-up-style one-liners about browser histories and blue balls and dealt deftly with several opening-night sound snafus. 

Under Sarai Goley’s direction, Confessions of the Tall & Tart is enlivened by an off-kilter energy that adds immeasurably to the casually offhand tone, which belies Fox’s finely focused crowdwork and comic timing. If you haven’t already seen the light, stop saving yourself and let Fox deflower you with his japes and jams; I promise he’ll be (mostly) gentle. 

Foxy Traveler Productions (Winter Park, FL)
Ivanhoe 1915
55 minutes; 18 and up
Tickets: $15

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This article appears in Orlando Fringe 2026.