One
of the best titles to be found in the Fringe brochure this year is
Debbie does Dallas - The Musical. Those of us of a certain age will
no doubt remember the movie, probably the best known film of that
genre, but how to recreate this on stage and turn it into a musical
as well!!!
This
is of course a tongue in cheek productions and the innuendos are
flying thick and fast through the entire production, as naive
Debbie, Louise Dearman cheerleading captain gets selected to join the Dallas
Cowboys cheerleading squad, oh and save the sea creatures but she
needs money to travel to her dream. Assisted by her friends, well
most of them, the money has to be raised but at what cost to her
morals and relationship.
This
is a very well drilled romp of a musical, and although some of the
songs are rather forgettable, the singing voices, choreography and
high energy performances of the ensemble certainly make this a must
see early evening show.
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