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No matter how much of an onstage bash is advertised, Im inherently skeptical ofjukebox musicals.
Turkish delight, frozen waffles, and sea urchin!
Now make a delicious entree!
But for fans of the artists that these shows celebrate, those ingredients are what matter.
Presentation is a plus, but its not the draw.
Are you on drugs?
Neils immediate, nonchalant answer: Of course.Its the 70s, yall.
She welcomes us at the beginning (What are yall doin way up there?
Is it that much cheaper?
Of course, she also sings up a storm.
Unsurprisingly, the greatest pleasure ofSummeris listening to its leads especially LaChanze and DeBose make the walls quake.
Indeed, the LED-paneled walls of Robert Brills modernist white box set feel responsive to the Donnas powerful belting.
But the music business is dominated by white men.
Its time you took control of your life.
That actor is a young black woman wearing a slick suit and sitting behind a fancy desk.
But her show doesnt have to be.
It can be a celebration of women, not just one woman.
But if that were true, Id get paid more.
Its probably the jazziest litigation has looked in a long time.
A fat, glossy coffee table book with her own glamour shot on the front.
Disco Queen, 1; Dickhead, 0.
But McAnuff knows that his show isnt going to support intense emotional spelunking.
This combination of sincerity and swiftness feels true to the spirit of Summer herself.
Its easy to condescend to, but pop is a powerful thing.
The happy, shiny shimmiers and shakers around me in the audience would, I think, agree.
Summer: The Donna Summer Musicalis at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
