This play had good intentions. I wanted to like it. I really did. Especially starting the uber adorable
Vincent Kartheiser (Billy Wilder). But it wasn't. And he wasn't either. Maybe it was the bad haircut? More likely it was the fake accent. Since it's required for the plot of the show, I suspect that casting may have been the problem at its core. After a thorough review of the show with my theater-going friend afterwards, we came to the conclusion that not only was casting off, but so was directing.
Garry Marshall - legend in the world of television - turns out that he's not so good in the theater. So many missed theatrical opportunities.
It was a play about a movie. But much of the play was spent
telling us the story rather than
acting the story. It all added up to a disappointment.
Larry Pine (Raymond Chandler) did an admirable job and had some good lines, but once again, he needs to learn his lines.
Drew Gehling (Joe Sistrom) and
Sophie Von Haselberg (Helen Hernendez) rounded out the cast, however I found Helen Hernandez to be a rather pointless character (except for one notable scene where she comes up with an idea).
Overall a disappointment. But they certainly deserve credit for trying.
