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When a show moves from Off-Broadway to Broadway, the results can be problematic. For every "HAIR" or "A Chorus Line," there are an equal number of shows that don't succeed in the transition.
So, I was fearful when I heard "Titanique," which we saw last year downtown, was not only coming to Broadway, but to the enormous St. James Theatre, former home of the doomed "Sunset Boulevard." Well, the results are just wonderful.
Larger and more magnified, forced to really project to the audience, the "Titanique" company are having a ball, and giving the audience the kind of fun, theatrical excitement that has been lacking for most of the season. It may not win, but I am so happy it is a TONY nominee.
Marla Mindelle, one of the book writers, does such a dead-on impersonation of Celine Dion, her phrasing and mannerisms, it becomes something more than funny and campy, though it is. This is a star turn in the truest sense, and she makes the most of what she is given; why not, she helped create it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The real surprise is Jim Parsons who plays Rose's mother, Ruth. When I heard he had been cast, I never thought of him for this role, but he is so wonderful in it and livens up a show that is already lively to begin with.
The enormity of the set design by Gabriel Hainer Evansohn and Grace Lubacher for Iron Bloom Creative Production does not overshadow the show, only makes the ship the sumptuous experience it was meant to be. The costumes, by Alejo Vietti are colorful and fun, but it is the material and the performers who make the production.
Really, darlings, if you have not seen this show yet, you must.
And for friends coming into town, who need a recommendation, this would be the first show I would think of.
Certainly not "Death Of A Salesman!" Are you kidding???????????????
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