Mirvish - la Cage aux Folles

George Hamilton was a blast in the role of the nightclub owner, although the critics were not particularly kind. He may have struggled a bit with some of the score and certainly followed his own, somewhat slower tempo, both physically and in song, than the rest of the cast, but he was still a delight to watch. He added the right touch to the role with his unnatural sideways glance tongure-in-cheek persona.

The lead for his "wife" was strong, with a great voice and amazing comedic timing. The character of the crazy butler was equally charming, in an annoying sort of way.  The comic timing when they released their "man voice" was excellently delivered.

The opening monolgogue was very well done, although did seem to go on just a tad too long. It made for a very long night, as it did not detract from the timing of the play itself.

The action seemed to wrap up pretty quickly at the end, with a rather week closing. After such a long lead up to the punch line ("mom" showing up for dinner and all the tension that entailed), It just seemed to rapidly drop off at the end, with the characters quickly dispatched one by one ....

The audience definitely liked the show and were very generous to the two male leads. If you enjoy farce, I recommend you go, but it would not be on the top of my list if I had limited resources (time and money) ........