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Leading Ladies

Bus Barn Stage Company

May 21-June 13, 2009

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Two British actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing scenes from Shakespeare on the Moose Lodge circuit in Amish country. When they learn a wealthy dying woman is searching for her long-lost relatives to bequeath all her money, the down-and-out actors decide to masquerade as her nieces. Enter two lovely local ladies and all goes amiss in a classic comedy of mistaken identity! Ludwig's frenzied antics do not disappoint when the local premiere hits the Los Altos stage.

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  Dates:
  May 21-June 13, 2009

  Times:
  Thurs-Sat: 8pm
  Sun: 3pm or 7pm

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  Bus Barn Theater

  97 Hillview Avenue Los Altos, CA 94022

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  • Event Name: Leading Ladies
    "Very funny farce - don't miss it"
    Review posted by: The Back Row from Silicon Valley, CA, Jun 01, 2009
    

    This newer Ken Ludwig comedy follows well in the tradition of his hysterical "Crazy For You", "Moon Over Buffalo", and "Lend Me a Tenor", the latter of which "Ladies" definitely borrows from in some... Expand

    This newer Ken Ludwig comedy follows well in the tradition of his hysterical "Crazy For You", "Moon Over Buffalo", and "Lend Me a Tenor", the latter of which "Ladies" definitely borrows from in some ways. While the script is a tad less laugh-a-second than Tenor, it's only a tad. The demanding "Some Like it Hot" requirements of the two leading men are quite well met in this production. Skilled performances abound throughout the cast, nobody is just coasting through. The only slight reasons to subtract from five stars are that the Shakespearean moments (don't be scared off, the Bard's shadow doesn't make it heavy-handed) while good could sometimes be more consistently standout. As well, the "curtain call" madcap reverse recap (a la "Tenor") somewhat lacked the physical energy to maintain the comic freneticism that each recapped moment captured. But these are relative trifles. If you don't go to too many shows and want one that is good at making you laugh for real, this is one to pick. Collapse

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