A Gay/campy chronicling of daily life in NYC,with individual kernels of human truth. copyright 2011 by The Raving Queen
Saturday, December 31, 2016
The Theatrical Events Of the Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sadly, there were no new shows to rave about. I refuse to give in to the "Hamilton" hype, so the revival of these two, but very different classic musicals were the theatrical highlights of the year!
I shall always recall the heartbreak Laura Benanti brought to her rendition of "Dear Friend" in "She Loves Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Just gorgeous, in a production perfect in every way.
As for "Runaways" a new generation of unknowns electrified me with the energy--oh, to be young again!!!!!!!!--and passion they performed the piece, which holds up theatrically, but, sadly, is still relevant today. Not dated at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even though Mary-Louise Parker and Celia Keenan-Bolger gave outstanding performances in their shows-- "Heisenberg" and "The Cherry Orchard"--the vehicles themselves were not strong enough.
But that's the lullaby of Broadway, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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