CosCreative

I went to see this play with the Mims. This play is a farcical remake of the 1930's classic. She had to review it, and asked for some a quick critique:


Positive:
1. Costume design was stellar. The Red Buttons on Nina Hellman's second act skirt stole the show.
2. This production was charming, and would play well to a community theatre crowd outside of NY.
3. The Music was enchanting, especially the radio jingle, "Colet, Colet, Colet and Company, are the makers of the best perfume".
4. The actual script was delightful, full of zingers, like, "You like me, in fact you're crazy about me. I don't care, I don't like you."
5. All stage business with pickpocketing was excellently executed.

Negative:
1. This comedy was not funny, and at time incredibly BORING
2. Transitions between the funny script took away from exciting language
3. Too much dancing for a play that is not a musical
4. Director didn't understand that Camp and Inside Jokes are not the same thing
5. Beginning of the play was incredibly muddled- I didn't understand what was going for 20 minutes.

Extra Credit: The scene where the actors voices were overdubbed was incredibly funny. If the whole play were more like that, then it might work.