Theater review: Pop culture club
What happens when a wedding singer is jilted at the altar by his own intended bride?
The Wedding Singer, onstage at the Hippodrome Theatre through Sept. 23, plays out just that plight.Instead of performing the usual upbeat romantic love songs at subsequent weddings, Robbie Hart lets his own emotions wreak ruin.
But, The Wedding Singer is no downer. It’s a musical comedy that provides an evening of light-hearted fun as Robbie, who lives in his grandmother’s basement, considers himself a “Casualty of Love” and must be persuaded to “Come Out of the Dumpster” by Julia Sullivan, a perky waitress at the wedding hall.
The choreography is energetic and the cast well-suited to the task of providing an entertaining evening. Performances are Tuesday-Saturday 8 p.m., Saturday matinee at 2 and Sunday 1 and 6:30 p.m.
Tickets, $25 – $70, are available at the box office, online at www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com/Baltimore or Charge-By-Phone at 410-547-SEAT.
– Celeste H. Breitenbach
Photo courtesy Phil Martin