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...effort to give an arguably dated script new life, Carleton tried to adapt the show for a "90s audience" by updating some jokes and casting emcees Donovon Barton and Greg Schaffer to host the performance...
Updating a show is legitimate practice, especially since Brent's plot is somewhat cliched and shallow--typical of '30s musicals. But Barton's and Schaffer's delivery of original material is so strong that it overshadows almost everything else in the show--including Porter's likeable score...
Most of the cast deliver satisfactory, but not extraordinary performances. However, some cast members, including Susan Levine as the Nymph, and Barton, doubling as one of Levine's beaus, are refreshingly good...
...Barton, as the all-American Ben Winthrop (a Harvard graduate) delivers a hilarious performance, also displaying considerable singing and dancing skills in the second act's only show-stopper, "Plumbing." Also notable is Christopher Davidson (a dead ringer for Monty Python's Graham Chapman) as the slimy but good-hearted French director Andre de Croissant...
Seifert's leadership style is very different from his predecessor's -- and may produce even better results. Under the cerebral and distant Walsh, the 49ers were sometimes tense and tight. Seifert has more camaraderie with his players. "George is a player's coach," says tackle Harris Barton. "You never knew what Bill was thinking." Star quarterback Joe Montana, who occasionally found it hard to get along with Walsh, describes the change as a "breath of fresh air." Under Seifert's tutelage, the 49ers have compiled a league-leading 14-2 record, making him the winningest first-year head coach...