Not for us!!!
by Laurie on 12/19/23DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center - DurhamLet me say there are some talented singers and actors in this production, but it wasn’t for us. It was silly, gratuitous and irreverent in a not-so-good way. In the few moments where the actors stopped entertaining themselves and played their roles, it could be quite moving. They could have given us a wonderful interpretation of the story, added in a little humor and we would have loved it. It just went way too far. We were very disappointed. I don’t see how this has been successful for so many years. Perhaps the actors were more engrossed in themselves this year since it was a final season for the lead, but it seemed like a giant attaboy to themselves from start to finish and we just didn’t enjoy it. We felt as if we’d been left out of a private joke all night. Perhaps a couple of performances they could done all that and had some for the rest of us who don’t know all the history. Ugh. I hate to leave this review but…it’s honest.