“Ebullient… uniformly strong cast”

“With a uniformly strong cast, it’s hard to point to a stand-out performance, but Patricia Zentilli does a superb job highlighted by her gutsy and poignant rendition of Get Out and Stay Out, delivered when her ex comes crawling back. The entire cast nails a hilarious Disney-esque spoof with the tune Potion Notion, which sees Violet assume a Snow White costume while the critters of the Magic Kingdom frolic nearby. Stephanie Wolfe brings significant sparkle to the role of Margaret, the lush office. Andrew MacDonald-Smith charms in the role of Joe, the junior accountant in love with a senior staffer.

Opening night was an ebullient affair, made sweeter still by its triumph over a small COVID outbreak amongst the cast that forced a week’s delay for this production. I, for one, was also buoyed by the punchy performance of music director Janice Flower’s frisky all-female band. Oh, the joy of live music, real people and a good story.”

LIANE FAULDER