Nancy Jacek

I went to opening night of Perils Of Penzance. Honestly, I didn't know what to expect. It was so fun and funny! I thought it would just be a ton of Gilbert & Sullivan, which would have been fine with me, but it was that and a LOT more. They cleverly wove in a bunch of "old" musical theatre songs and references to shows that I did not see coming. The story though is the hook for me. The 5 (no 6! - and you have to go to find out why I need to say 6!) actors are a touring company that has clearly seen better times. Some are aging and have seen a lot of tours in their time. But one newbie comes in and we start to see this company through her eyes. But her eyes are kinda kooky and so the laughs begin. I totally enjoyed this and did not see the ending coming even though I know some Gilbert & Sullivan shows. It was a riot from beginning to end and I highly recommend it to any age group! Go laugh your ass off - I will try to see this one again!