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Yahoo!Irony becomes the most appropriate coping tool early in Circle Bar B's Leading Ladies, as when the most pious Reverend Duncan (Sean O'Shea) remarks of the main characters, "They [actors] lie for a living!" Directed by Aaron Levin, Leading Ladies is ridiculously hilarious, presenting the audience with a complicated knot spilling over with Shakespearean premises, men becoming women, and men kissing men. As if in a most unfair fairy tale, greediness is somewhat rewarded, a dying aunt is resuscitated more than once, and roller skates appear as a new hot item. As Shakespeare might (proudly) say, "Time must untangle this, not I."
It's 1958. Leo Clark (Devin Scott) and Jack Gable (Edward Lee) are unsuccessful Shakespearean actors who take on new roles as con artists in order to inherit two million dollars from a certain dying Aunt Florence (Sam Muir). Diverting from their previous course toward York, Pennsylvania, Leo and Jack must dress up as Maxine and Stephanie, the long lost cousins of Meg (Melissa Martin), who happens to be getting married to the Reverend Duncan. David Couch plays the "Doc" who watches over Aunt Florence's health while his son Butch (Kellen Vanetti) is madly in love with his girlfriend Audrey (Luisa Frasconi).
As Maxine/Leo and Stephanie/Jack, Scott and Lee are irresistible, entering the small-town world of York only to overturn all its tables, including their own. As the awkwardly hairy Maxine falls in love with Meg, Stephanie asks young Audrey to "give us a hug." When Maxine decides to get the renowned Leo Clark to put on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the mad tempo of reversal and surprise accelerates.
Somehow all this laughter and confusion communicates a clear moral: that one should live life to the fullest and abide by everything that lies between spontaneity and risk. Scott and Lee and their antics are the show's comic highlight. Enjoy this extremely funny team under Aaron Levin's sharp direction now, before the game is up
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UGH! Not another play with Devin Scott and his girlfriend!
Melissa Martin only gets roles in plays because she is dating the very talented Scott! He cast her in one of his plays last fall.
Anyone that has eyes, ears, or half a brain, can see that Ms. Martin is not a very talented actress. She must have many friends in the SB acting community because that can be the only explanation as to why she is being forced down theater goers throats once again!
On a postitve note, Ed Lee and Devin Scott are a fantastically funny duo! The chemistry between the two is undeniable! Whereas the chemistry between Scott and Martin, is just not there!! Time for some new 'leading ladies' in Scott's acting future.
BBeachqueen (anonymous profile)
August 14, 2008 at 4:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow. Jealous much! Lol. Someone's obviously bitter they never get cast in any shows. So sad...
beachbumsb (anonymous profile)
August 15, 2008 at 11:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
WOW! Not at all. I am not involved in the theater community, and I have no desire to to be. I have a real job! I don't pretend for a living!
It's my right, as a paying audience member, to comment on an actor/actress in a show I PAID to see. If they can't take it, then I suggest they find a new line of work. Oh wait, I suggest she get a new line of work since she is not very good at this job.
And, if you want to help your girlfriend, and I stress the 'girl' part, tell her she isn't very good, and stop deluding her with this pipe dream. Don't let her be an anchor around your neck.
BBeachqueen (anonymous profile)
August 17, 2008 at 5:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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