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Vivian Vance Alive and Well Running Chinese Take-out

Musicals & Operas · Kick Boom Theater · Ages 12+ · United States of America

Pay What You Can World Premiere
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Review by JOHN SWISHER

June 23, 2024 certified reviewer

What I liked

I particularly liked the times when the cast was able to, and actively moved to step outside of the stereotypical roles of the two couples in demanding contests (tv trivia and spelling bee) like when the prostitute, Donna fantasizes about what it would’ve been like to be one of the lead characters in the Partridge family TV show, and when the female tv trivia partner reflects on what the contest means to both her and her partner, saying perhaps it means “more to him than to me”.

What I didn't like

Although I know the show has been updated since it was originally written as a play to include music, the tv references it emphasized might’ve been more helpful, especially to the younger members of the audience, to include references to the way “screen time” has come to mean time on the Internet and on social media and no longer on TV.

My overall impression

Attended 3x-show was so fast moving and frenetic, it helped a lot to catch things I’d missed in previous performances!

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