Its ClobberingTime The Musical
| It's Clobbering Time! The Musical (Musical) | |||
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| Finished | |||
| Original Release: | 01 January 2024 | ||
| to: | 01 January 2024 | ||
| Synopsis: | In theory the musical is about Ben Grimm of the Fantastic Four
What it was is something else entirely. They had Hostess Twinkies dancing in the show. | ||
| Cast: | Ben Grimm, Olivia Gaudin | ||
Credits
Cast:
- Susan Storm - Olivia Gaudin
Crew/Production:
- Story Consultant- Ben Grimm
Critical Reception of "Clobberin' Time - The Musical
A failure in a game of chance led this critic to observe "Clobbering Time - The Musical" at the Beacon Theater.
First, the good. Do not worry, this will not take long.
Ms. Olivia Gaudin delivered a bafflingly competent performance as Susan Storm Richards. Only by learning that her busy schedule prevented her from working with the rest of the cast regularly can the reason for her showing be ascertained. Further, only after reading about her recent concussions can one understand why she ever agreed to be part of this to begin with. She will never get the recognition she deserves for rising above the drek, but hopefully someone at least gives her a Purple Heart for the injury this show has done to her reputation. While Ms. Gaudin can be lauded for stealing the show, one hopes she does the responsible thing and has it humanely euthanized.
Now the rest.
The overall impression this art leaves is like a tour of a haunted Victorian sanitarium. There is beautiful architecture, pristine grounds, a kindly nurse, and a host of mad doctors of questionable education and dubious character. And a twinkie. Out of kindness, I will refrain from naming the actors here, but the roles of Dr. Victor Von Doom and Johnny Storm were done with a confidence and flare that this critic can only describe as tragically misguided.
I was informed by the producer (Michael C. Santini) that the director (Megana Williams) had a clear aim for this work. With the numerous missteps in pacing, senseless dance numbers, and hackneyed dialogue, I can only assume that Ms. Williams uses hallucinogens. The script was not only impossible to follow but seemed unable to get anywhere. It had the structure of a soup sandwich.
There were times when the character of Susan Richards was left waiting on stage while her costars could not be bothered to address the needs of the script. A patron who had the misfortune to score better tickets than I said she heard a commotion from backstage and noticed the scent of smoke. The drama back there would have made for better theater than what was on stage. Beyond this, there was a hot mic incident and a sense of complete tension among the crew. Even the ill-gotten curtain call seemed to take forever to materialize.
-S.S. Swenson
