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Show l -gj V - $ Spark, 1'zazz of 20's make Boyfriend9 hit T ! 'if " ' 7 4 J; x V'. -f ' Y po4 "v.. 17 i By Ed Ditterline Entertainment Editor The opening night performance of the Pioneer Memorial Theater mainstage production of the Broadway musical "The i Boyfried," written by Sandy ' Wilson and directed by H.E.D. Red ford was an unqualified success. i Aided by sparkly tunes and a j magnificent array of brightly colored sets, the actors and ! actresses gave the audience an evening of complete enjoyment. i Highlights of the evening were the performances of Dr. Keith Engar and Loa B. Lund as Lord ! and Lady Brockhurst and the I tremendous team work of Dana ; Swenson, Shirley Stringham, Julia Lee Cox and Sydney Brooks in their show-stopping antics, as the "proper" young ladies. i Madame Dubonnet, (Patricia Clawson), the head mistress at a French finishing school, tries to corral her young female protegees i into being young ladies when their ; attentions are sought by Marcel (Jeff Forward), Pierre (Howard ! Allen), Alphonse (Steve Parsons) i and Bobby Van Husen (Dan i Collins). The ensuing barrage of j slapstick hilarity ends in Madame Dubonnet "letting her own hair ! down" when she renews her old acquaintance with Percival Browne (Dr. H.E.D. Redford). The performances of Joan Carman as Polly Browne and Jack ' Paul Lewis as Tony Brockhurst were quite good, in particular the singing sequences where "I Could Be Happy With You" was featured. The costumes which were put , together by an entire crew were colorful, authentic, and thoroughly enjoyable as were the ' assemblage of sets, all of which were designed by Richard A. Lokken. The dancing was well executed 1 and the varying choreography by Susan Israel was exiciting to say the least. Pioneer Memorial has a thoroughly enjoyable hit which everyone should be sure to see. Players from the Pioneer Memorial Theater production of "The Boyfriend" playing through Jan. 25 at each evening 8 p.m. Center, Jeff Forward as Marcel; left to right Sydney Brooks (Nancy), Rena Dusenberry (Hortense), Julia Lee Cox (Fay) and Shirley Stringham as Dulcie. The play is directed by Dr. H.E.D. Redford and features Dr. Redford and Dr. Keith Engar in supporting roles. |
