Running time: 1 hour and 30 minutes with one intermissionĭodger Stages, Stage 5, 340 West 50th Street, (212) 239-6200.įrom 2/02/05 official re-opening 2/10/05Tues. To get your copyĬast: Joanne Bogart, Craig Fols, Lovette George, Eric Rockwell. The CD comes complete with four-color production photos and liner notes that include the allusionary lyrics. We both thought the Kander and Ebb Cabaret-Chicago style Speakeasy the pefect icing for this delectably comic confection - it not only is super clever but could stand completely on its own, especially Joanne Bogart's priceless Lotte Lenya-ish Fraulein Abby.īetween their York Theatre gig and this comeback the talented foursome has recorded the show. The Rogers and Hammerstein sendup, Corn, remains the one most likely to strike an "I get it" response even from those who are not musical theater aficionados, though my companion who didn't know all the Herman and Sondheim shows well enough to "get " all the middle segment allusions, enjoyed them nevertheless. This being my second viewing, I caught some allusions missed the first time around. The five" in the style of" segments have been slightly trimmed so that they now clock in at 90 minutes, including the intermission, but otherwise the show is as reviewed originally (see original review following this box). Peter's Church Theater, intimate enough not to dwarf the minimally staged show. The comfortable Stage 5 theater is, like the York's home at the St. Now that the show has officially re-opened for an open-ended run, I can report that it retains its satirical edge and the four-member cast is better than ever. This witty little musical spoof has found a new home. Joanne Bogart, Craig Fols Eric Rockwell, Lovette George, Eric Rockwell The show will be at the Colony Theatre (555 North Third Street, Burbank, (818) 558-7000) through November 9th.Įditor's Note: As long as we are revisiting this ingenious little show, we'd like to add a tribute to one of its talented original cast members, the lovely and talented Lovette George, whose untimely recent death saddened all who had the pleasure to see her in this show.
Jeffrey Rockwell, also the Musical Director, plays the villain, slithering with glee from Poor Jud in Oklahoma to The Phantom of the Opera. Brent Schindele is the juvenile with gleaming blonde hair and a sly way with a dance step. Mary Gordon Murray is a prima donna with a world weary way. Alli Mauzey can range from a delicate vibrato to a belter and dances with flair. (both reviews follow this California update). They also wrote the book for this more than OK pastiche that goes beyond parody to spotlight the trival profundities that musicals are made of.ĭiversity and strong singing and dancing chops are a must for something like this and the Colony Theatre cast displays them all in a re-creation of the 2005 West Coast Premiere at The Laguna Playhouse - and of course, the original at the show's scenic designer James Morgan's own York Theater in New York where CurtainUp first reviewed this-and again, when it transferred for a longer run to New World Stages. Eric Rockwell (music) and Joanne Bogart (lyrics) have all three. It takes guts, skill and talent to steal the themes of most of the world's major musicals, combine them and disguise them as a lampoon of this beloved All-American form. B.F.Brent Schindele, Mary Gordon Murray, Jeffrey Rockwell and Alli Mauzey in the Colony Theatre Company production of The Musical of Musicals.
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