Tuesday, June 23, 2009

A: Is for ask any girl

Take the shallow pretext to the script of Mama Mia, add in those powerhouse women's ballads from yester-year, that when heard tug us back to the past. Hire a cast that are likable,strong singers and are able to pull off clique characterizations of the friends we all know and love and you have Girls Night: The Musical. A hit in the U.K. since 2003, think "Girls just wanna have fun" and so do theatergoers of both genders. The premise is a wild night out with five friends in their late 30's early 40s. They have come to throw a bachlorette party for their deceased friend (Sharon's) daughter. Sharon, (Renee Colvert), acts as our guide, ala Johnny Angel introducing us to party child, Carol (Carly Sakalove), confused and verbally repressed Liza (Sonya Carter), bi-polar Anita (Justine Hall) and Carol's tag a long drag of a sister Kate (Laurie Gardner). Flashbacks to teen years have them reveling what may or may not be so cliche. This show is frank, at times vulgar and funny. At the performance I attended it was packed with women of all ages cutting loose and enjoying themselves immensely and that is a delightful F.A.C.T.

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