|
Past Reviews Regional Reviews: Seattle Prepare to Surrender to Hail Caesar: Forbidden Oasis Also see David's reviews of The Blue Fedoras in I'll Take Manhattan and Sugar Daddies
While Ferrante frolics and flirts with both the men and women as the outlandish Caesar (Sid Caesar also comes to mind as Ferrante mines his comic gold), Weber delivers sultry song and aerial amazement with equal aplomb. Vita Radionova, this time cast as a love goddess with a love spice that wreaks some humorous havoc, does more with her hula hoop act than the inventor of said gizmo might have imagined. Evoking shades of the Frank and Ellie characters who do the specialty song and dance features in the musical Show Boat are the truly wed zany duo Wayne and Andrea Conway Doba, specialists in low comedy that is risqué yet family friendly, and a couple of song and dance folk who evoke vaudeville memories of Fred and Ginger, as well as Bill Bojangles Robinson. Andrea, the sweetly addled Mitzi, is a favorite ZinZanni regular in this reviewer's eyes. And the dexterous trio Les Petits Frêres as well as Duo Madrona hold up their end of the evening with zest and precision in their acts. You could never go home hungry from a Teatro ZinZanni show, not after appetizers, soup, salad, main course and dessert (plus ala carte enticements) are devoured. And, unlike many a Seattle eatery, carnivore and vegetarian are treated with equal respect. The entire show and dining package is still a bargain, compared to most theatrical events sans meal service in the professional Seattle houses. Hail Caesar: Forbidden Oasis runs into early 2014 and is a jolly holiday option for those who seek non Santa, Nutcracker and Scrooge themed entertainments. Hail Caesar: Forbidden Oasis at Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St. near Seattle Center through January 26, 2014. For full information go to dreams.ZinZanni.org.
|
