 |
| Lynn Golden photo by Renee Ashlock |
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)
Click here for more information on this production that runs through March 14
"Kim Powers' one-woman play Sidekicked is a backstage drama that centers on actress Vivian Vance, who became a household name when she co-starred as Ethel Mertz in the classic TV sitcom, "I Love Lucy." While the play is filled with facts about Vance's life and details on the love/hate relationship she had with Lucille Ball and her co-star William Frawley, there isn't much of an arc to the play. Fortunately, in Scottsdale Desert Stages' production, Lynn Golden is quite good evoking this beloved actress....Powers' play is interesting, but not always intriguing...By having Vance recount many memories and important moments from her past, Powers provides the audience with details they may not be aware of; however, all of this information would already be known by her therapist from previous sessions, which makes the theatrical device of having her talk to him seem stilted and unnatural. ...Lynn Golden may not look like Vance but she embodies her spirit, style of speech, and the charisma that anyone who has watched "I Love Lucy" is familiar with, all of which help to provide layers to this well-known woman. She makes Vance likable and colorful but also a woman with depth and darkness, someone that Golden makes you care about." - Gil Benbrook, TalkinBroadway.com (click here to read the complete review)
such a positive review for a performer who needed to carry her script onstage
ReplyDelete