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...Joey is already full of vigorous, upbeat tunes. Why this play needs the added song, except perhaps to offset the weight of the two new ballads, I do not know...
...production certainly has its share of good performances. The character of the sad-sack nightclub manager, developed to take the place of Ludlow in Joey's undoing, is effectively played by John Shepard...
Donna Murphy portrays the middle aged woman who has become "bewitched, bothered, and bewildered" by Joey's youthful impetuousness. As Vera, Murphy's lush and velvety voice brings an added beauty to the already unsurpassingly lovely songs...
Robert Knepper successfully captures the seedy, distrusful and selfish chum that is Joey. Unfortunately, his vocal delivery of Joey's songs was at times disappointing...
Despite this productions' small flaws, anyone who has never seen Pal Joey should run, not walk, to see it. Even if you have seen it, see it if you have any interest in the development of musical theater...