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A new year always seems to bring a new production of Terrence McNally’s The Ritz<\/u><\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

This version is being mounted by the Circle Theatre<\/u><\/a><\/b> in Chicago. It runs February 15 – April 1, 2012.<\/p>\n

Reviews for this show have been mixed. With Oliver Sava from Time Out writing <\/p>\n

“The plot is thinner than an ultra-sensitive condom, with an ill-defined central conflict that keeps the stakes consistently low. There\u2019s no motivation for Carmine Vespucci\u2019s (David Krajecki) hatred of his sister\u2019s husband, and the resolution is so half-assed that you\u2019re left wondering why the story was told in the first place. The play gets very chaotic at the conclusion, with dei ex machina flying fast and furious between extended, frantic chase scenes.”<\/p>\n

“Bob Knuth\u2019s ensemble does adequate work with a lackluster script, including solid performances from Alexander Sharon as a studly detective with a prepubescent voice and Shawn Quinlan as the Ritz\u2019s resident nymphomaniac. John Cardone is a highlight as Claude, the petite older man who becomes enamored with Proclo\u2019s girth. As Puerto Rican entertainer Googie Gomez, Elizabeth Morgan adopts a strangely Eastern European accent. There\u2019s no denying the cast is having fun onstage, but The Ritz should have been left in the \u201970s.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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