Lucky Stiff

Last night at the Forum, Lucky Stiff opened it's limited 3 week run. The Ahrens / Flaherty musical comedy from 1988 has a terrific score, a silly story and an enthusiastic cast that the director gives a very long line to play for 2 hours.
A few stand out performances: Susie Paplow has a terrific voice and a lovely presence on stage. Karin Leone and Eddie Carlo were very funny as the zany brother and sister duo. Karin reminded me of a young Lanie Kazan. Chorus Girls Cari Christostomou (a very funny and expressive character player) and Johann Lloyd were adorable. We had drinks and talked with them for a very long time after the show. I hope they both stay in the business and work a lot. They are both lovely. It's great fun to be around people who love theater as much as us.
I was expecting a night of polite community theater, what I got was a truly entertaining, fast-past evening and a really nice production.