Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's ''Stars in the House'' yesterday hosted a reunion of ''Cry-Baby'' (2008 ), based on the John Waters movie. And the Broadway cast was such a blast: James Snyder, Elizabeth Stanley, Christopher J. Hanke, Alli Mauzey, Chester Gregory and Harriet Harris. They made ''Cry-Baby'' one of my favorite and most wonderfully wacky musicals of all-time. David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger's songs were comic genius. (Thank god, they made a studio recording that ''features 88.4% of the original Broadway cast.'' )
Anyway, the insanely talented cast recalled the roller-coaster of craziness that was ''Cry-Baby.'' Snyder sang ''Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby (Baby Baby)'' from the show, and they paid tribute to Schlesinger, a victim of COVID-19, and remembered bookwriters Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, too.
I'll always be ''A Little Upset'' that ''Cry-Baby'' wasn't a blockbuster hit, but kudos to the cast and creators. ''Thanks for the Nifty'' musical!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5FTOTSk7wA
Updated On: 5/23/20 at 02:18 AM