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...Framingham, Mass., Carousel Theater: Another Night with . . ., this time with Song-and-Dance Man Donald O'Connor...
Carousel Theater (Framingham): telephone...
Carousel Theatre (Framingham): telephone...
Steve Lawrence makes his stage debut in the title role of the Framingham production, and his stage presence and delivery of the songs are able and sometimes compelling. He does, however, fail to capture the essential coarseness of the hero. Irene Manning very effectively portrays the aging Vera Simpson, in her progress into and out of a hopeless love affair. Karen Thorsell as Linda makes the most of the least individual character in the play, and Mara Lynn brings a wonderful, brassy professionalism to the role of Fladys Bumps. Minor parts, especially Renee Taylor's Melba, are well done. Both...
...likely to see. It also serves to illustrate the sometimes very great distance between the romantic and the realistic forms in musical comedy. Pal Joey treats important problems with taste and even wisdom that one rarely finds in musical comedy. For this reason, the certainly very acceptable production at Framingham offers viewers a chance to investigate again the richness of this finest of the Rodgers and Hart scores...