Saw it last night with some friends and boy did we LOVE it. What a riot!!! Not since Xanadu has there been such a wonderful, over the top, campfest on Broadway.
In all seriousness, the 6 months later sign is gone. They have no idea what story they are telling, or even how to write a frickin' show in the first place. The production values (especially the costumes and wigs) look very low budget. The choreography is high school quality and the girls need to get in front of a mirror so their moves and sync up.
Hats off to Brandon Uranowitz who is a remarkable young actor/singer (mid 20's I'd say). He plays Flo's blind son Stanley, but unfortunately also has to play Murray a (seemingly) middle aged record producer. I say unfortunate because Murray twice as often as Stanley, and despite his best efforts he just isn't the right age to play the part. I think the role got fleshed out more than originally planned so perhaps the best thing to do is hire another actor to play Murray and have Brandon simply play Stanley.
A particularly annoying aspect to last night's performance were the obvious plants in the rear orchestra to get the audience energized. Applause for key changes, whoops, whistles, oohs, ahhs, etc. The best was when they tried to get the whole audience clapping to the beat. They went on for a good minute, pretty much by themselves until they finally gave up. I understand they want the audience to "let go" and enjoy themselves to create buzz, but when you're trying to polish a show that can only get in your way.
"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert
Updated On: 4/2/11 at 11:27 PM
