This swinging comedy revue, written by Michael Robers is a two-hour showcase of fun. It's hilarious and will keep you bent over and laughing throughout its many skits which parallel the addiction that many have to the game and daily life situations. With each scene you’ll reel with identification (and satisfaction) as the performers bring the insights of golf right into your lap.
Great songs keep you rocking in your seat with sounds from Top 40s hits, rock-n-roll, gospel, swing and even rap all make their way into the show, including one of my favorites-Ike and Tina Turner's Proud Mary.
Stars Tom Gablin, Lyn Philistine, Brian Runbeck and Christopher Sutton are each excellent in their portrayals and interaction with the audience. And, my favorite part: was a gospel-n-rock, mixed rendition to Tiger Woods--it got the audience up on their feet as anecdotes to his 2010 Thanksgiving episode rang from the stage in their vocal harmonies. The impersonations were ‘spot on’ as members of the ‘foursome’ cast totally worked their magic.
Lyn Philistine, portrays the lady golfer, with her dedication to the game with a pounding personality and sexy manner of play—reminding you sort of how actress/songstress Jennifer Hudson would be if she played golf—singing and flaunting in a sophisticated feminine style.
The play is directed and choreographed by Christopher Scott and includes a reminiscent slapstick episode of how racism and chauvinistic behavior once actually ruled at many country clubs and golf courses with a scene and contemptuous number: "No Blacks, No Chicks, No Jews," where actors Christopher Sutton and Viviano enact the good-ol'-boy type of gatekeepers at a country club in the South, taking much pleasure in rejecting minority applicants: "This black candidate is inferior/ He wouldn’t match the interior," "The process is so slow here/We still have Jim Crow here." Personally, I felt, well, it definitely gets the point across.
Plenty of audience interaction takes place near the end, when attendees are invited to join the cast onstage for a putting contest. Bashful and shy, some had to be cajoled from their seats to the challenge.
The musical is running in New York City’s John Houseman Theater, and it pure pleasure to enjoy.
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