| The musical is a very clever satire of the detective/film noir genre, especially movies like The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Chinatown, and others. It's full of racism, homophobia, and other human failings. Dave Zippel's lyrics make me laugh out loud every time I play the CD. "You Can Always Count on Me" is obviously intended to be a tribute to the performances of Lee Patrick and Eve Arden in various film noir dramas. I like your casting ideas because I would hate to see anyone rewrite the dialogue to try to make the show politically correct. |
