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Pageant (2000-08-Vaudeville Theatre-London)

Type de série: Reprise
Théâtre: Vaudeville Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : mercredi 26 juillet 2000
Première : mardi 01 août 2000
Dernière : samedi 30 septembre 2000
Mise en scène : Bill Russel •
Chorégraphie : Warren Carlyle •
Producteur :
Avec : Lionel Blair (Frankie Cavalier), Graham MacDuff (Miss Texas), Dale Mercer (Miss Deep South), Michael Xavier (Miss Great Plains), Eaton James (Miss Bible Belt), Leon Maurice-Jones (Miss Industrial North East), Miles Western (Miss West Coast)
Commentaires : With perma-tanned Lionel Blair standing in at the last moment as the compère, this was a gloriously camp send-up of the “brain-dead bimbos who pout and wiggle their way through beauty contests”. It originated off-Broadway. Following some excellent notices, the production transferred to the Vaudeville Theatre, where it survived a further eight week run.
Presse : MICHAEL BILLINGTON for THE GUARDIAN says there is too much camp on the West End at the moment and he cannot take much more, but does go on to say, "Undeniably Pageant has some very funny moments."

NICHOLAS DE JONGH for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "What a Miss Drag." He goes on to say, "It's all a question of bad taste. But this bizarre little musical....does not strike me as making enough inventive fun of gender-bending."

MARK COOK for THE INDEPENDENT says, "It could do with a touch more bitchiness and less star-spangled sincerity, and while Lionel Blair's compere is obviously light on his feet, a more sleazy, oleaginous portrayal might have provided more of a contrast to all the campery. But how can you resist a show that, in a space-age number, raises one of life's great imponderables: what should I wear to a brand new planet, should it be flats or high heels?"

BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES calls the show "A bit of a camp squib". He goes on to say, "I laughed; but... not a lot."