{"id":11272,"date":"2020-01-07T17:10:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T17:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laughfrodisiac.com\/?p=11272"},"modified":"2021-11-09T22:02:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T22:02:51","slug":"curtains-the-musical-whodunnit-is-a-bloated-but-fun-romp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laughfrodisiac.com\/2020\/01\/07\/curtains-the-musical-whodunnit-is-a-bloated-but-fun-romp\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtains the Musical Whodunnit is a Bloated But Fun Romp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Today\u2019s theatre review is Curtains, currently playing at London\u2019s Wyndham\u2019s Theatre until January 11<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n
Let\u2019s address the elephant in the room first. I love David Hyde Pierce (who doesn\u2019t?), but I am still a bit of a salty salty dog over his semi-surprise Tony Award win over Raul Esparza (in Company<\/em>) in 2007. DHP won for the then-new musical comedy-murder mystery Curtains<\/em>, which I enjoyed on Broadway due to clever story-telling and pitch perfect casting, which, okay fine, included DHP\u2019s flawless performance as one of the most inventive new musical theatre characters in recent memory. Now that the sting of Raul\u2019s loss is somewhat faded, I was eager to see Curtains<\/em> again without the resentment my younger self harbored over a nonsense award. Currently in the West End for just a few days more, and starring English comedian Jason Manford, I can newly appreciate Curtains<\/em> as a fun romp of a show that despite its flaws guarantees a good time.<\/p>\n