Well, we had a lot of fun at the play last night, but I think Stefy and I both agreed that the story was a little disjointed, which is basically what the reviews from The Lowdown and The City Pulse had to say.
Molly Ringwald was actually really good (much better than I was expecting), and the overall singing and dancing from the rest of the troupe was really solid. But, like I said, the story was kind of uneven.
For starters, there was a rather lengthy scene in the first third of the play where Charity goes to the home of an Italian movie star. The scene had several funny moments, but the whole thing didn’t really go anywhere, and then we never saw this character again.
It was also somewhat frustrating that we didn’t even get introduced to the male lead until about halfway through the production. I dunno… it just seemed odd to wait so long to introduce such an important character.
And to top it all off, they get you thinking that the story was going to have this really sweet ending… and then it didn’t.
Yet, despite all the problems with the story, the whole thing still somehow worked. I can’t really explain it, but it was just a really fun show to watch. I’m really glad we were able to go, and I know Stefy had a lot of fun getting to see one of her movie idols.
So yeah, good times at Wharton, once again. And there’s lots of cool shows coming to town next year.
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