We started today in a very lazy way. Most relaxing.
Jackie and I treated Dianne to an early dinner at Chez Josephine because tomorrow's her birthday. Restaurant was opened by a son of Josephine Baker so it felt like we were in France. And the background music included Edith Piaf. Love it
Our show tonight was the musical "operation mincemeat" A British show about an actual WWII operation by the Brits to fool Germany by leading them to think they would invade Sardinia when really Sicily was their goal. The show was ( like Titannique) very broad, often slapstick/ cheap tricks humor that didn't grab any of the 3 of us. It also conveyed a British sense of humor, some of which was lost on us.Not a bad production --there were some good moments. Tonight's cast included three out of the five member cast who were understudies. They actually did an excellent job performing. It's really the script that did not grab us. The plot / premise is terrific, but the execution of the production wasn't my kind of humor. Additionally, each character switched into several different characters minute by minute, and you never knew exactly who they were at any given time. Again, I was not the target audience. Neither were my two friends.
After I wrote this, Dianne and I read the review of the show in the New York Times. Interestingly, the reviewer had many of the same criticisms that we had. We decided we should be reviewers😆
So at the top of my list for musicals is Schmigadoon by far. I would see that again in a heartbeat.
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