Donny & Marie Still Going Strong
by Danny99 on 12/27/12Pantages Theatre - Los AngelesWow, Donny is in great shape!!! Makes you wonder if the product he endorses in the Playbill, Protandim, is a contributing factor. Anyway, the show is entertaining to be sure, but, way too loud. There's a certain volume that when exceeded, that it becomes paradoxically hard to hear--that happens in this show. The Broadway showtunes segment is great, and, although the 9 piece backup band does a great job, I just wish this show had featured a full-on orchestra. They had a successful 3 week engagement, so I think they could have afforded the orchestra. One bit my wife and I felt a little uncomfortabe with was the Jimmy Kimmel bit. I know it's in there for comic relief, but it just seemed inappropriate. All in all, a pretty entertaining show. I was hoping Donny could do his rendition of "Last Christmas," but, oh well, it was a good show.