Melbourne has a healthy appetite for old time musicals. In a
jammed packed State Theatre punters were all after the same thing - a night of
quality entertainment and, for some, a chance to reminisce. Singin’ in the Rain
tickets sales have been so good an extra show is scheduled.
In a populist move, impressive dance choreography borrows
heavily from the film. And why not? Some
moves are downright iconic: Rohan Browne (Don Lockwood) splashes in puddles,
there’s the couch walkover in Good
Morning, and comic antics in Make Em
Laugh.
Evidently not all patrons were familiar with the film. In Make ‘Em Laugh Matt Lee (Cosmo Brown) stops
short of a wall climbing somersault, to test the stability of the wall instead.
Less than half the audience got the joke. Continue reading
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