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Guys and Dolls is blessed with catchy, danceable music by Frank Loesser, and the K-house production doesn't let it go to waste. Combining the strong singing voices, the lively comic wit of the four lead actors and the enthusiasm brought by the actors in the smaller roles, this version of the frequently revived show shines at virtually every moment...
...leading male roles, both Davis and Gardner possess wonderfully expressive faces and charming smiles, and they infuse their roles with sparkling wit. Davis is particularly amusing in his scenes with Miss Adelaide as he talks his way in and out of her good graces...
...performance were very good, especially when he steered clear of his past hits and focused on his recent or lesser-heard material. Watching Costello churn out perfunctory versions of "Alison" and "Every Day I Write the Book," however, gave me the distinct impression that, for all his barbed wit and rebel posturing, Costello is not above pandering to a hit-hungry crowd...
That something is not necessarily profundity, though it might be. It might also be wit, or melancholy, or languor. Classical music is not, repeat, not all serious. Once you understand its language, or languages, it has a much wider range of expression than other types of music...
...unlike the male protagonists in other successful teen movies who combine youthful awkwardness with quick wit and charm, Brantley is too perfect. If he had been born in midtown Manhattan he wouldn't be more at home in The City--and we're supposed to believe he's never lived off the farm. Brantley should have been played as an innocent idealist thrown into the wild den of Wall Street...