“XY” developing musical at Village Theatre. Good intentions, mostly strong stage presence, & interesting talkback. Needed more intersex medical exposition. Half the show, I thought it was about a trans person! Also, too much of a downer. I guess all musicals can’t be tap dancing & jazz hands!
“She Loves Me” musical at Village Theatre. Beautiful set like Tiffany & Co. So much “old world elegance.” Charming pen pal love story was the inspiration for “You’ve Got Mail.”
“Guys & Dolls” w/ dad at Village Theatre. Obviously a great production but too much genderblind casting … which fortunately offset some of the musical’s inherent misogyny! Love a good “opposites attract” story!
“25th Annual Putnum County SpellingBee” musical comedy at Village Theatre w/ Ellen, Huong, Nate, Tiffany, Will, Alice, & Sam. Funny portrayals. Novel audience participation. Talented actors. Seemless improv. But I wish there were more memorable songs and a plot. #quirky
“Hart Island” developing beta musical w/ dad at Village Theatre. Versatile talented cast & tight complex wordless harmonies. But I’m skeptical the show will go mainstage w/o fixing the monochromatic downer motif & unclear plot holes. #BlackLivesMatter #Rap #Minorities
Loud “Million Dollar Quartet” jukebox musical w/ Village Theatre. Limited plot but great stage presence & theatrics. Jerry Lee Lewis pianist was out of this world! #Elvis #JohnnyCash #CarlPerkins #Rock #Country
Watched “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at Village Theatre. Minimalist set. Nice visual/audio effects. Not a fan of the play-within-a-play literary device. Love the name “Wellington!” #autism
Last performance of the beta series musical “The Passage” at Village Theatre. Novel plot provides a glimpse into children’s perspective. Hilarious dog. Amazing voices. Proud that I guessed the monster correctly. Not proud that I shed a tear at the end. #boohoo
Village Theatre’s opening weekend to “I Do! I Do!” – a musical celebrating innocent, old-timey (thus passion-less) love & marriage. Kinda anti-feminist. Well-executed but would be better w/ more than 2 characters.
Village Theatre’s last performance of Disney’s “Freaky Friday” stage musical adaptation. Typical generic feel of a made-for-tv movie on the Disney Channel. Good songs and harmony though.
