The cast’s playing field is limited to three small platforms in the space and an elevated catwalk.
The floor itself is filled with more theatergoers, an audience of Go-Go Groundlings as it were.
Surely, the intention was to make the action more immediate.
‘Head Over Heels’.Jeff Lorch
Additionally, it basically makes choreography impossible.
It’s all raucous jukebox musical fun, but here, it never elevates beyond that.
Lea DeLariagarbles her way through an often literally incomprehensible performance as King Basilius.
‘Head Over Heels’.Jeff Lorch
Though no one really digs below a surface level, there are standout performances.
Yurel Echezarreta as the all-purpose Player shines with his sleek dance moves that feel straight out ofParis Is Burning.
Newcomer Freddie makes the best of Pythio/The Oracle, bringing down the house with their opening number.
But the role feels oddly muddled and reduced in the context of the messiness of the staging.
This production simply lacks that.
