This is a really funny
play, so don’t miss it! You see there’s this young couple who meet and fall in
love in New York City and every terrible thing that you’ve ever heard about life
in New York crops up in their lives. So, looking for peace and quiet they move
to Iowa and, as you can imagine, go nearly starkers with ennui.
The solution is
marvelous – they move out here to Hollywood!!! There she becomes a big-shot in
the movies and he becomes… no, you have go and see for yourself! The water in New York is reputed to be pure
but sometimes it just gets brown and tastes funny, but who cares!
Bridget Flanery is hilarious
as the mercurial ADHD-romantic, Linda, whose dynamic personality fluctuates with
the wind. Ross Benjamin (lookalike son of Richard), as Albert, captures the desperation
and confusion of a young man whom love eludes but whose optimism never wanes.
Their
performances are exemplary but most of all, unlike so many other stage performers
I’ve seen lately, I heard and understood every
word clearly!
Written by the mischievous
Sam Bobrick, whose career spans songwriting, multiple TV series, 40 plays including
Broadway, and "two amazing grandchildren." Partnered with bold and crafty
director Howard Teichman whose eye for comedy is unerring, it’s a sure hit. Witty
sets and nostalgic wall projections.
Produced by Bill Froggatt and
Howard Teichman for The West Coast Jewish Theatre. At the Pico Playhouse, 10508 W. Pico Blvd. (nr Overland), West LA, through
December 17. Tickets: (323) 821-2449 or www.wcjt.tix.com.
Photos by Michael Lamont.
Also reviewed in the
December issue of Not Born Yesterday.
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