Post Gazette: City Theatre has discovered an effective time machine and finely tuned it to 1958 to re-create the mood and music of that year for its charming "Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir." It's the premiere of Keith Bunin's emotional biography of a gay man looking for love in the wrong decade framed with evocative romantic show songs of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
'Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir' charms at City Theatre
Post Gazette: City Theatre has discovered an effective time machine and finely tuned it to 1958 to re-create the mood and music of that year for its charming "Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir." It's the premiere of Keith Bunin's emotional biography of a gay man looking for love in the wrong decade framed with evocative romantic show songs of the mid-20th century.
As we get further and further away from specific decades it becomes important to establish specific elements for people who experienced the era as well as those who are younger. It seems from the article that City Theatre has succeeded in creating an entire atmosphere that represents the late 1950's. I would love to hear what audiences of all ages thoughts and felt about the show. You never know how people will react to a show like this. Some feel nostalgia and others feel inaccuracies.
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