Feb 20, 2010 — 11:02:04 AM
Going in, all I knew about Bankhead was her appearance on The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour, and the short biography about her in Playbill. I was expecting one-liners and "DAAAAAAAHLINGS" and I got them. But I was NOT expecting the emotional range of Valerie Harper. After the first 15 minutes of her performance, I began to worry that the story wasn't going anywhere but dirty jokes and drinking humor, but I WAS WRONG. The inclusion of "A Streetcar Named Desire" monologues, set, and music was brilliant...