‘The Cher Show’ – Rick Elice (writer), Gerry McIntyre (Director), Jane Lanier (Choreographer), Kristin Stowell (Music Director), Andy Walmsley (Set Design), Richard Latta (Lighting Design), Bob Mackie (Costume Design), Roxanne De Luna (Wig Design), Kevin Heard (Sound Design), John Narun (Projection Design). Presented by the Ogunquit Playhouse through June 25th.
by Linda Chin
Ogunquit Playhouse is New England’s grande dame of the summer stock circuit, making The Cher Show an entirely fitting choice to open the theatre’s 90th season in grand style. With a book by Rick Elice (Jersey Boys) and 35 tunes, this show about Cher’s early life and career spanning six decades is not your average musical, but in the “juke box musical” or bio-musical” category. The archival black-and-white clips from The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, colorful, over-the-top costumes by fashion designer Bob Mackie, and adoring (and adorable) back-up dancers make this production part-documentary, part-TV series, part-runway show, part-sketch comedy and nightclub act.
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