Hagedorn gives us a Blanche who is compos enough to know she needs to confabulate – and compelling enough that she has the audience’s sympathies for a psyche held together with spit and baling wire.

At first blush Reynolds does not strike one as quite the lothario type, but he evinces enough of an artist’s ego, passion, and an insouciant, Latin charm to win one over.

Perhaps the best part of Fly By Night is that it's anything but cliche. Thankfully we don't see a large ensemble blitz the stage with jumping jacks and cartwheels, wailing at full volume.

The opening sequence is a poignant solo rendition of Dire Straits’ “Romeo and Juliet” by chorus member Miranda Morris. It sets just the right, wistful tone and serves as an introduction to the narrative for the uninitiated.

Just as we watch politicians in Iowa fall over themselves on issues of moral certitude, The Music Man makes us realize that what passes for Iowan family values has been a joke at least since 1957 when it first opened on Broadway.

Complexities like this lead folks to think that seeing Pinter is something they ought to do, rather like eating their peas

Between each of the three hysterical, exhausting “acts,” the affable Canadian takes a short break on stage as himself to talk to the audience. And after the finale he once again steps out of character with a short epilogue explaining the genesis of the show and how he ultimately obtained permission from Lucasfilm to continue parodying their intellectual property.

After we polled the office, and collected all the latest information on shows, and announcements, we were a little bit surprised. What summer slow down?!

William Hodgson is a superb Cat-in-the-Hat. His lithe nimble moves leave no doubt that he’s the true authority on stage. Substituting the trademark hat for more sophisticated headwear, he’s a very adult Cat who marks new turf in this role.

Physically, both men were perfectly cast, with just enough girth in all the right places to give the naïve Siegfried a dollup of baby fat pudge.