In Gregg Coffin's Five Course Love, now at the Minetta Lane Theater, three vastly talented singer/comedians, Heather Ayers, John Bolton and Jeff Gurner, broadly directed by Emma Griffin, sing their way through five ethnic restaurants. Although I found little wit or real comedy at first, just people trying to be funny, the material seemed to get better as it progressed (or I liked the variety and range of the singing) and as they reached the mock opera in the Mexican restaurant, with music, let's say "influenced by," Man of La Mancha, it grew into a real entertainment. Their physical accomplishments in movement, choreographed by Mindy Cooper, sparked the latter half, so that I left the theater feeling that I has seen a rather good comic musical. And they gave us super-delicious cream-puffs as we exited the theater -- a nice tag.
Previews:
October 1, 2005
Opened:
October 16, 2005
Ended:
December 2005
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Geva Theater Center (Mark Cuddy, artistic dir) & Five Course Love Company, LLC.
Theater Type:
off-Broadway
Theater:
Minetta Lane Theater
Theater Address:
18 Minetta Lane
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Musical
Director:
Emma Griffin
Review:
Cast:
Heather Ayers, John Bolton, Jeff Gurner
Technical:
Light: Mark Barton; Set/Costumes: G.W. Mercier; Sound: Rob Kaplowitz; Dramaturg: Marge Betley. Music Dir: Fred Tessler.
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
October 2005
