Oh, back to the Showcase Festival tonight to see "The Dream on Royal Street", opening night and I believe it's the first time performed in North America. WHY?!
Why oh why? This musical is SO funny! I was laughing so hard I was crying.
Basically this is the modern madcap version of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It's set in the Royal Street Hotel in New Orleans in 1969 during Mardi Gras. Titania and Oberon are a visiting Las Vegas night club act, Bottom is the doorman, and Hermia is a switchboard operator. Classic Shakespearean verse mixed with modern one-liners.
Puck? Well, he is Puck, only this time he's in a dapper pin-striped suit and you can't quite see his horns but you are SURE they are there.
Oh, the musical score was brilliant! This was funny stuff. The composer was Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors fame) and these people could really belt out a tune with style.
It had the same cast as last night but everybody was in a different role. Last night Peter Hall played the regal and majestic Oberon. Hey, he did just as well as in the silly role of Bottom. Great versatility!
Actors in Mardi Gras costumes greeted theater-goers at the door this evening by decking us out in bead necklaces and with every ticket bought at the theatre this month you get a chance in their draw for a trip to New Orleans. (So far I've got six chances because Mom says she'd never go and Joan is from Australia so I got their draw tickets too.)
Oh, I'm so glad Jeff Hyslop (director of this Festival)had this idea for putting together these productions. And I'm not just saying that because he's related to you Kim. :)
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