Granted, this musical, which mistakes sound effects for farce (and vulgarity for glitz) only pretends to showcase its star in a good light. At the reviewed performance, her second-act love duet with Michael Nouri, entitled “Almost a Love Song,” was barely a song of any kind, particularly the kind with a melody. But “at times” isn’t enough to carry a Broadway musical, and when her chops fail they fail badly. There are some lovely, realistic scenes among the humour and plenty of song and dance numbers that keep the entertainment flowing.Welch does have a certain chemistry with her audience (certainly more than she shares with her co-stars) and at times has a decent voice. Victor Victoria delivers plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. Choreography by Lynette Wockner is period appropriate and is at its best in “Le Jazz Hot”. Sound engineering is also notable, especially considering all of the headset microphones in use and the common pitfalls that they can present. Lighting is most effective when using the scrim downstage in combination with gobos. She’s obviously having fun with the space and using Crete Street to its best advantage. There’s a clear vision behind the production that everyone is doing their best to realise. Julie Smith has done well to prepare the cast and crew for the demands of the show. The same can be said of the orchestra some of the trumpets and trombones hit flat notes throughout the show, but you forgive them as you never expect community theatre to be absolutely flawless.
Most of the other actors hit a bum note here and there when singing, though you don’t really mind as they’re giving it their all.
Her range and skills are very impressive, she just needs to relax and trust herself more when acting, as you do sense some hesitancy there. Emily Piscioneri (Flower Lady) and Ren Gerry (Waiter, Clam) both have charisma and good technique.īest singing is performed by Jane Rapley in the demanding role of Victoria Grant. Some of the cast in smaller roles really stand out too. Isabel Kraemer is hilarious as Norma Cassidy her characterisation is very strong both vocally and physically.
Most outstanding acting is delivered by David Austin in the role of Carroll ‘Toddy’ Todd, who shows lovely physicality and warmth. Everyone is well rehearsed in dialogue and lyrics. Opening night sees a few nerves from the actors, who are clearly putting their all into the work. Costumes by Alyson Dean are excellent, extremely detailed and often in homage to the film. They’ve aimed for a big budget musical look with the show concept and set design by Andrew Alley, which is impressive and very effective. It’s clearly apparent a lot of blood, sweat and tears have gone into pre-production and rehearsal. Decades later, the jokes still land, and the Academy Award winning Mancini score still gets the toes tapping.īeenleigh Theatre Group is presenting an enthusiastically realised version of the musical.
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The 1982 film with which you’re most likely familiar was a remake of a 1933 German movie (Viktor und Viktoria), while the Broadway musical adaptation hit the stage in 1995. 26 April – 11 May, 2019īlake Edwards’ gender bending musical comedy has stood the test of time rather well.
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