Word: plot
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...turns out to have been the usual shifting of deck chairs on the Titanic. Writer-director Arthur Laurents gave his plot not just one hook but two: the murder of a female bookkeeper with a surprisingly glamorous set of associates and the marital troubles of Nick and Nora Charles (Barry Bostwick and Joanna Gleason), the detectives who are on the case. But Laurents seems to have had trouble taking either half of the story seriously. The mystery investigation involves a series of pantomime flashbacks, each sillier-looking than the one before. The title characters are written so carelessly that...
...plot line follows a consistent structure, just like a regular sit-com. Every episode, Joe has a new job that seems guaranteed, but, within five minutes, he manages to lose it. Blunsten returns home where success surrounds him: his wife, Marcie, is a slick newscaster. His daughter, Peppermint, gets promoted every week in her job at Taco Parade: first to Golden Sombrero, then to Aztec Sun God and finally, to CEO. Even his pet, Yipper, wins fame and glory as a rescue dog in the Himalayas...
Aron and Gailiunas have avoided taking themselves too seriously. "The acting style is John Waters. The plot is so ridiculous that the actors can really be puppets to it," says Gailiunas...
...production process facilitates Joe Blunsten's light-hearted tone: After Aron and Gailiunas discuss the plot for two days, Aron writes the script in 24 hours. Then "Paul writes music like that," says Aron, snapping his fingers. "He always has songs in his head." The cast receives the script on Friday, memorizes lines over the weekend and begins 2-hour, nightly rehearsals on Monday for a Thursday night show...
...easily overlook Gilbert's misogynist and shallow plot and the few production flaws and completely enjoy the show. The talented cast and the combination of music and comedy make this Pirates of Penzance worthwhile and wonderful...