Chocolate Confessions is the deliciously funny one-woman musical comedy about love, life, and chocolate that answers these questions and more. The show has played to rave reviews and sold-out performances in more than 25 cities across the country.
Comedienne and songstress Joan Freed takes you through a world of comic confections as she assumes the role of chocolate shop owner Coco Bliss, as well as her mixed assortment of uproarious customers. Over a dozen characters are portrayed as they confide their stories and songs. With Broadway show tunes and pop song parodies, this hilarious musical comedy leaves audiences craving for more!
See why this show was held over for an astonishing 21 weeks at the Portland Art Museum’s Commandery Theater, and played for another ten weeks at the Northwest’s beautiful World Trade Center Theater. But please be advised: this show may contain nuts! Joan’s one-woman shows include Chocolate Confessions, Make Mine Mocha, Crossword Puzzle, and So – You Wanna Be in Showbiz?
Joan is a Portland area actress who has appeared in a variety of productions, including Brigadoon, Irene, The Boyfriend, Oliver!, Follies, Kiss Me Kate (Lakewood Theatre Company); Funny Girl, Camelot, Of Thee I Sing, Gigi (Musical Theatre Company); Little Shop of Horrors, Bye Bye Birdie, Snow White, Dames at Sea (Broadway Rose Theatre Company); The Pirate Show (Really BIG Dance Company); 1941 Christmas From Home (Tapestry Theatre); and Anne of Green Gables (Oregon Children’s Theatre).
Most recently, Joan appeared as the Iowa Housewife in the smash hit Menopause the Musical, which ran for nearly one year and 300 performances at the Winningstad Theatre, the longest running show ever at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts.
“In Joan Freed’s delightful one-woman show, Chocolate Confessions, some of the most interesting, seldom-heard songs from the pantheon of musical comedy fill the stage when you least expect them. But what Freed really brings to the evening, despite her wonderful skill with quick character change (from squeaky utterance to Texas drawl) is her wonderful singing voice.” –Holly Johnson, The Oregonian
“Joan Freed’s one-woman musical comedy, “Chocolate Confessions,” played to sold-out audiences at Lake Owego’s Lakewood Center last month.”–Stephen Blair, Portland Tribune
“Joan . . . has been touring the Northwest for some time with the show, including an astonishing 21-week run at the Portland Art Museum’s theatre to rave reviews and sold-out audiences. I discovered why. The show is a non-stop collection of songs (many with special lyrics), stories and gags about chocolate with more puns and jokes than a Ron Poole convention. It was so much fun . . . I returned for a second helping on Friday!” –Stu Hamstra, Cabara Hotline Online
