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"C'mon, gang, let's do a show about making a show!" Now usually that kind of talk's a recipe for, if not disaster, then at least boredom. Not so Jeff Bowen (music and lyrics) and Hunter Bell's (book) 90-minute charmer about the creative process and its discontents. They have three weeks to produce a musical. They do, and it exceeds their dreams (as did the original, which went to Broadway). They find humor in unpromising subjects (an "awkward photo shoot"; filling out an entry form). They sing catchy, seemingly improvised songs. And in ways more sophisticated than their humble four-chairs-and-a-piano staging suggests, they become Pirandellian: young, gay performers in search of a musical. Director James Vasquez has an obvious love for the material. As do pianist-musical director Tim McKnight and deft lighting designer Karen Filijan. And the cast shines: Heather Paton; Craig Noel Award-winners Tony Houck and Karson St. John; and local favorite Tom Zohar, in what may be his final performance in San Diego for some time, since New York beckons.
Critic's Pick.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, August 8, 2010
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm |
| Thursdays, 7:30pm |
| Fridays, 8pm |
| Saturdays, 3pm & 8pm |