Review from: www.nytheatre.com

Tarot Reading: Love, Sex and Mommy
Reviewed by Josephine Cashman

Kimberlee Auerbach is having a bad day; her friends and mother think
she should get married so her "life has some meaning" and now her
married-four-times father has told her it's time for her boyfriend
Eric to step up to the plate and propose. Kimberlee's not all that
sure that Eric's ready for matrimony, or even if she is, so she runs
off to a tarot reader for some advice. Played by Anita Velez-Mitchell,
who brings a marvelous sense of mystery and wisdom to her role, the
Tarot Reader appears on the DVD screen behind Kimberlee, and through
the cards that are drawn, Kimberlee examines her life in a series of
funny and poignant vignettes.

Starting off with the Fool Card, Kimberlee investigates her childhood,
during which she had an intense sibling rivalry with her younger
brother Michael and, because of his childhood illnesses; she
frequently felt that "it's the Mikey Show. And I'm the dancing
sidekick." She progresses on through other cards in her Tarot Reader's
deck, each one highlighting various relationships Kimberlee has had.
There's the emotional tale of Kimberlee's relationship with her mother
and all its funny and sad ups and downs (what do you do when your
newly single mother is getting more dates than you?). There's a
one-night stand with a painter, with its itchy and hilariously
embarrassing trip to the pharmacy. Then there's her abusive
relationship with would-be venture capitalist Ben, which shreds what
little self-worth Kimberlee has.

The events of 9/11 shake her out of her depression and her inner
woman, her  "higher self," asserts she. Humorously, Kimberlee's higher
self is a big black woman named Malvina who "is strong and confident
and takes no shit from anyone." With Malian's help, Kimberlee dumps
Ben, shakes her life back into order, and begins to connect with
healthier and happier people.

Well directed by Eric Davis, Tarot Reading: Love, Sex and Mommy tells
a rollicking and emotional story of self-realization and growth, and
while not all the characters that Auerbach portrays in her (mostly)
one-woman show are exactly vivid, her storytelling and sense of humor
brings her tale to life. The audience eagerly goes along for the ride
for this charming, whimsical, and entertaining show.