40, opera is inspired by the 1851/1852 letters of Louise Clappe, who lived for a year and a half in the mining settlement of Rich Bar (now Diamondville, California) during the California Gold Rush. “The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes - Holiday Edition”
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It makes for a fun night out and certainly injects some ho-ho-ho into the holiday season. With “The Golden Girls,” they prove that sketch comedy is very much in their wheelhouse. The Out Front cast and crew have created a riotously funny evening that is not at all suitable for young (or sexually inhibited) audiences. From Esther’s Hanukkah song - performed in a metallic dreidel-printed sweatshirt - to the dancing cheesecake choreography, the show leans into its own silliness and earns its laughs. Somewhere around the time Flo (Kait Rivas), whose purpose isn’t quite clear, has to go to the hospital from being hip-bumped too hard in a Santa costume, it’s just par for the course. With all of these competing interests in the house, what could possibly go wrong? Plus, Blanche is getting ready for a sexy performance of “Santa Baby” at the community center, but a younger woman, Misty (TJ Ruth) threatens to steal her thunder. On this next Christmas, the ladies have too many house guests, most notably Sophia and Dorothy’s Jewish cousin, Esther (Rial Ellsworth), and Aunt Inga (Lisa Boyd), Rose’s aunt/St. TJ Ruth (left) and Precious Anika West perform a number as, behind them, Lisa Boyd (in the Santa suit) takes five.Īndi Stanisec as Rose is the star of the second episode, which is overall tighter, better and laugh-out-loud funny. If anything, the production could afford to slow down the pace so that audience laughs don’t step on the jokes. Robert Hindsman has perfected Sophia’s iconic shuffle and lands the dry humor and one-liners every time. Precious Anika West as Blanche impersonates Rue McClanahan’s walk and voice so well, it’s almost as if she’s possessed by her. The script tries to make up for the messiness by inserting a lot of male anatomy jokes, but the moments that work best are the ones where the actors are becoming farcical versions of the already farcical characters. The irony of writing chaos onstage is that each moment has to be incredibly tidy to work. The writing doesn’t quite know what it wants to be. There’s a play on “It’s A Wonderful Life” that doesn’t hold together. The first episode starts off a bit slow and messy. Rose is hoping to bring back the spirit of Christmas and has a fever dream - involving a blind angel - that sends the whole house into a tilt-a-whirl. Dorothy and Sophia are doing some last-minute shopping and Blanche is trying to hook up with as many mall Santas as possible. In the first episode, the ladies are getting ready for Christmas in their own ways.
"The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes – Holiday Edition" at Out Front Theatre Company stars (from left) Blake Fountain as Dorothy, Precious Anika West as Blanche and Robert Hindsman as Sophia.
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