I saw a preview of Can Can at the Pasadena Playhouse tonight and I
LOVED it! Spectacular dancing (huge applause for the big can can
number), sensational singing, and hilarious comedy.

I love the new book which just keeps getting better and better as the
show progresses. Act 2 is a lot more "intimate" than Act 1 (no production
numbers) but there's a 2 part fencing scene that is pretty much a
production number, starting slapstick funny and then becoming Errol
Flynn exciting.

Kevin Earley is at his best in the kind of slightly awkward but debonair
leading man role he does so well. Michelle Duffy is glorious. David Engel
plays suave and dastardly very well, gorgeous Yvette Tucker leads a
bevy of dancing beauties, and a funny funny actor named Amir Talai
steals every scene he's in. In fact, the whole cast dazzles.

If you can can make it to the Pasadena Playhouse, do do! (Pardon my
French!)
Can-Can: Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena; 8 p.m.
Tuesdays through Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays.
Ends: Aug. 5; Price: $47 to $71  (626) 356-PLAY

--Steven Stanley
           July 3, 2007
                                                                   Photos: Craig Schwartz