We saw Promises, Promises on Broadway last night. I got the tickets because I think Kristin Chenoweth's terrific, and the play is closing on January 2. I knew Sean Hayes was in it too (Jack on the tv show Will & Grace). Plus it has some great Burt Bacharach songs, like "I'll Never Fall In Love Again."
I had NO idea that Molly Shannon had joined the cast on October 12 to play Marge MacDougall, the flirty, possibly drunk but definitely sexy woman who picks up Hayes' Chuck Baxter at a bar at the beginning of the second act.
I had NO idea that Molly Shannon had joined the cast on October 12 to play Marge MacDougall, the flirty, possibly drunk but definitely sexy woman who picks up Hayes' Chuck Baxter at a bar at the beginning of the second act.
Shannon (best known for six seasons on Saturday Night Live) is only in 2 scenes, but she damn near steals the show. She's wonderfully physical in a way that echoes her Catholic school girl character Mary Katherine Gallagher even as she does her best to seduce Baxter. The roar from the audience when she took her bow at the end of the show suggested that they enjoyed her as much as I did.
The other fun surprise was Tony Goldwyn as the womanizing J.D. Sheldrake. He's played some of my favorite yuppie sleazes over the years, like the guy who killed Patrick Swayze's character in Ghost. My all-time favorite "sleaze" actor is still James Spader, but Goldwyn is a solid second.
And finally, a word (or two) on my favorite theater topic, the bathrooms: well done. A dozen stalls, and no space wasted on couches or easy chairs. The line was long, but it moved well.
Promises/Promises is at the Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway (between West 52nd and 53rd Sts) until January 2. Good discounts are available at http://www.theatermania.com/ and http://www.playbill.com/ .
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