Mrs. Smith's Broadway Cat-tacular
Mrs. Smith's Broadway Cat-tacular
#1Mrs. Smith's Broadway Cat-tacular
Posted: 7/25/15 at 6:17pm
Just a shout out to this little wonderful show at the 47th Street Theatre. Creator David Hanbury and chorus boys Ken Lear and Brandon Haagenson put on a great entertainment that's really hard to describe. Lots of cover songs from Broadway and movies help tell this crazy tale of a woman and her lost cat. Reminded me of old Charles Ludlam and Charles Busch or something you might see in Provincetown-yet it's original in its way. Mr. Hanbury lists Hedwig in his Regional credits and I'm not surprised-he has a great voice. I went on a lark and have seen it 4 times already.
Runs Fri-Mon thru Sept. 20th.
FJL2
Understudy Joined: 12/21/11
#2Mrs. Smith's Broadway Cat-tacular
Posted: 7/26/15 at 9:23pm
I haven't seen it yet, but it got a great review from Elizabeth Vincentelli in the NY Post last week:
http://nypost.com/2015/07/21/campy-romp-mrs-smiths-broadway-cat-tacular-is-purr-fect-summer-fare/
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#3Mrs. Smith's Broadway Cat-tacular
Posted: 7/26/15 at 11:41pm
Agreed. I had no idea what to expect but in spite of the camp it felt very polished and professional. I can't exactly say it had high production values but it also wasn't a low-budget mess. And I was very impressed with all the performers, especially Mrs. Smith. She only lip-synced one song and the rest of the vocals were on point. The song choices were great. A lot of classic showtunes. I don't think there was a song from this millennium but all the choices were unexpected pleasures and creatively inserted into the show.
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