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PRISCILLA’S PERFECT DAY
Reviewed By Robert Axelrod
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PRISCILLA’S PERFECT DAY is the
kind of musical for children of all ages that adults want to take home so
they can play it for the kids every weekend. The husband and wife writing
team of Diana Martin and Richard Levinson have come up with a unique blend
of book and music that avoids being formulaic and entertains from
beginning to end. The combination of a great show that runs just under an
hour and a pancake breakfast served afterwards in the Chapman Theatre
Green Room makes for a terrific event to take the kids to on Saturday
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- Courtney DeCosky - Matt Valle
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- Priscilla Periwinkle, played
fetchingly by Courtney DeCosky, has just begun a vacation at a beachfront
cottage, with her Mom Paulette (a very pregnant Natasha Aldridge), her Dad
Peter (a very tall Stephen Simon), her bratty little brother Billy (Matte
Valle), and the family dog Roscoe (Victor Isaac).
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- Priscilla is planning a “Perfect
Day” for the first full day of the vacation. She goes to sleep in the
attic bedroom of the cottage, which used to be occupied by a relative and
is said to be full of supernatural vibrations. She awakens the next
morning to find that her perfect day may be ruined because it’s raining
outside. Undaunted, Priscilla finds some magic crayons, and attempts to
draw and color the perfect day. She, brother Billy, and doggy Roscoe are
magically transported to a sunny beach where they meet up with a singing,
dancing clam family and the fabled giant Loch Ness Lobster who is very
hungry and may ruin the perfect day that seems to be blossoming on the
magic beach. Who will save the day and how will they get home?!
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- Victor Isaac - Courtney
DeCosky
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PRISCILLA’S PERFECT DAY has
already been delighting audiences since June 12th and is slated to run
only through Saturday, July 17th. There is talk of reopen-ing the show in
September, but just in case, make your reservations for this Saturday now!
The word of mouth has been tremendous. Credit director Jeremy Aldridge and
choreographer Michelle Bernath for their well-structured work. The Lonny
Chapman Theatre is located at 10900 W. Burbank Blvd, NoHo. Call (818)
700-4878
or visit
www.thegrouprep.com for
tickets (only $12.00!) and information.
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Photos: C.M.
Gonzalez
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