Review
The 1997 adaptation of the original Turner Entertainment film of the same name, this production has a number of Cole Porter songs wrapped around an adapation of Arthur Kopit's novel. The finished product is a funny, witty, and strong combination of play and musical. More of the show is dialogue than any other I've seen. A strong performance was turned in by Melissa Errico as Tracy Lord, and Tony award nominees Daniel McDonald and Jere Shea in their respective roles. The rest of the cast, although fairly small, was equally superb. The on-stage chemistry between Daniel McDonald and Melissa Errico was strong and lent the production a believable and emotional quality. The pre-Broadway American Conservatory Theatre try-out was somewhat rough and did not shine to it's full potential. No doubt, by it's springtime Broadway debut, all of these wrinkles will be ironed out, and we'll have a strong Tony contender, loaded with talent.

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