‘Schmigadoon!’ Review: Oh, What a Beautiful Sendup
10 / 10
Gattelli excels at big ensemble numbers like “Corn Puddin’” (which won an Emmy Award for outstanding original music and lyrics in 2022) or “Cross That Bridge.” But even more satisfying is his ability to showcase triple-threat performers who can segue from acting to singing to dancing and back again. It’s exciting to watch McCalla further explore the versatility she had revealed as a closeted high schooler in “The Prom.” As for Melissa and Danny’s duet “Enjoy the Ride,” it is a giddy pleasure. That it includes a random “boink boink” that might be a wink to Bob Fosse (“Steam Heat,” maybe?) is the elective cherry on an already delicious sundae.
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