For The Record: Baz Luhrmann

For The Record: Baz Luhrmann Show at Barre kicks off our

 STO (Summer Theater Outings) 2011. 

The Fans of MuMo and the Boys of FTR

Later this week The Fans Of MuMo will be venturing out to The Freud Playhouse to see one of our favorite “gorgeous ladies of MuMo” Lesli Margherita perform in Kiss Me Kate.  Lesli  performed most recently at Ryan OConnor’s birthday celebration.   Also in the cast of “Kate” is Michael Motroni who is taking a break from playing the role of Ziegler in FTR. Michael, busy with rehearsals, was unfortunately absent from the stage Friday evening when our large group of 10 made our way to see the “talk of the town.”  

Ginifer King as Satine ummm GORGEOUS

For The Record: Baz Luhrmann is everything we had heard and hoped it would be.  Its irresistible fun and features some of L.A.’s top drawer talent  that bursts, literally, from every corner of the room  

Two ladies, who we love to welcome at MuMo with open arms,  Jenna Leigh Green and Ginifer King bookend the first and second acts.  

Jenna Leigh Green as Juliet

Both ladies never fail to deliver when performing at MuMo.

Their roles as Juliet and Satine gave them ample opportunity to showcase their amazing voices and each gave passionate performances filled with conviction.

Ben D. Goldberg as Romeo, sexy, sultry and strong in the first act, showcases his range of talent when he turned on his comic timing as the Duke in the second act.  As Christian in Moulin Rouge, Steve Mazurek, performed some of the most well known and popular songs of the night and he pretty much seems to carry his own spotlight wherever he goes.  We we’re thrilled to be in the audience on a night Tracie Thoms was performing. It is a rotating cast so to hear her solo “When Doves Cry” was a little piece of theater perfection. Arguably the biggest stand out performances among a cast of stand-outs came from Arielle Jacobs and Jason Paige.  Every time either of them took to the stage, you could feel the electricity in the room as they threatened to blow the windows behind them out into the streets.  We are hoping they both will grace our stage at MuMo very soon.

Steve Mazurek as Christian

At first I was concerned the stellar band led by Christpher Lloyd Bratten would over power the singers in such a small space but big shout outs to the lighting and sound designers Travis Hagenbuch and Matt Starcher  Both utilized the limitations of the space to give the audience a great mix of sound and light so that not a single moment of the vocals and performances in the 8 member cast was lost.  Shane Scheel and all the cast members at Show at Barre lived up to  the buzz we heard before seeing the show and we left knowing that many of us may return before it closes later this summer.

To Reserve Seats for FTR: Baz Luhrmann go to: www.showatbarre.com

Tickets for FTR: Baz Lurhmann are $20 dollars plus a 2 drink minimum and a 18% percent gratuity added to all checks.

After the show with Tracie Thoms


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