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| Tom Koelbel and Joy Bingham Strimple photo courtesy Don Bluth Front Row Theatre |
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"Noël Coward was a master of witty dialogue and amusing situations; his 1941 comedy Blithe Spirit features an abundance of dry, biting humor and charming, comical characters. This old-fashioned ghost story is receiving a fun and funny production at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre with a talented cast, fine direction, and charming creative elements.....Director Janis Webb has the right touch to ensure her cast create characters that are realistic yet also infused with humor. She also does well in staging the action on the small Don Bluth stage to provide some sense of variety to the production....Tom Koelbel.... and Cheryl Schaar... perfectly project the stylish, upper-class characters and they deliver Coward's dry verbal humor with ease. ....Rachel Weiss is striking and a whole lot of fun as the comical but devilish Elvira. As the eccentric Madame Arcati, Joy Bingham Strimple is a hoot.....Noël Coward wrote Blithe Spirit during World War II, and the combination of bright comedy and humorous situations in the piece were his effort to try to bring a lighter view to the heavier issues in the world at that time. Don Bluth Front Row Theatre's production proves to be a well-paced, well-cast take on this classic, supernatural, romantic comedy which makes for a nice alternative to the heavy issues we all face in the world today. " -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
"...BLITHE SPIRIT... is imbued with the distinctive and enduring wit of its author Noël Cowad....what is irresistible is the charm that permeates Don Bluth Front Row Theatre's current production of the play. Directed by Janis Webb, the show glories in the lighthearted and supernatural, if not superficial, events surrounding the consequential outcomes of a séance and a cast that brings its full weight of talent to the stage...Joy Bingham Strimple's marvelous turn as the quirky and eccentric clairvoyant that the show gets its greatest share of laughs. With all manner of gesticulation and expression and outfitted like a lavish gypsy, Strimple delivers an exhilarating performance." - Herbert Paine, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)
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