11/3 8 pm
Datchery: Bazzard
Murder: Helena
Lovers: Puffer and Deputy
Jessie Mueller nailed her confession tonight and her number received the biggest applause of the night. I was disappointed by the pairing of Puffer and the Deputy (I wanted to see Andy Karl featured a bit more at the end of the night), but they played well off of each other. It was clear that Bazzard was going to be Datchery as Peter Benson had the audience on his side from his first line during "No Good Can Come From Bad." In all fairness, he was the most hysterical thing about that number.
Overall, a very, VERY enjoyable night of the theater. As said before, the lyrics cannot be understood at times, but practically everything else about the production is first rate. A rarely extravagant production from Roundabout. Well worth it.
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.