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None of these excesses disfigures [Bill Molesky]'s Lady Brae knell, which will be one of the most talked about performances of the year, regardless of how it is remembered next year at the Syracuse New Times Syracuse Area Live Theater awards ceremony. Cross-dressing Lady Bs have a long tradition, one of the most hilarious ever being the late 6-foot-2 William Hutt at the Stratford Festival almost 30 years ago. The most startling aspect of Molesky's entrance is that despite the scarlet lipstick, red wig and Dolly Partonesque frontage, his Lady [Bracknell] is by no means a clown. His/her dark brow and dyspeptic mien forbid giggling. secure in low-heeled sensible shoes, Molesky's Lady Bracknell treads slowly, as if carrying a heavy burden of deep regret and, apparently, disappointment at what the modem world has come to.
The four principals-Heater's Algernon, [Robb Sharpe]'s [Jack Worthing], Amy Blumer's Gwendolyn and Katey Hart's Cecily-are all attractive young people and plausible romancers. Tall, dark Amy Blumer ([Susie Blumer]'s daughter) also appeared as Gwendolyn in the 2003 BaIdwinsville [Earnest] and has her own fix on Wildean understatement. Katey Hart, a West Genesee High School sophomore, convinces us she's a guileless damsel from the country, as the role is written. Sharpe and Heater work hard and make this a comedy in their own ways.See the full content of this document
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Dude Looks Like a Lady
Dude Looks Like a Lady
Bill Molesky transcends the gender barrier as Lady Bracknell in Simply New's fun revival of an Oscar Wilde classicThe current production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest-now running at Jazz Centra...See the full content of this document
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