“Bandstand” – The Phoenix Theatre Company
Theater Review – September 24, 2022
EXCELLENT “BANDSTAND” PRODUCTION CAN’T DISGUISE A DISAPPOINTING MUSICAL
“BANDSTAND”
The Phoenix Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre
Phoenix AZ
By Chris Curcio
Theater Critic
An endlessly snappy musical tribute to returning but war shocked World War II veterans does not produce an exciting theatrical adventure in “Bandstand” at The Phoenix Theatre Company. Although TPTC’s sharply defined staging with a remarkable ensemble of singing/acting/dancing talents isn’t the issue; the uninteresting musical lets the cast and audience down.
“Bandstand” is plagued with unremarkable and easily forgettable songs that sound like cheap carbons of the era’s musical style and the story is riddled with dullard characters whose … Continue Reading