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Old 08-17-2016, 03:17 PM
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Costa Mesa review from Broadway World Los Angereles

Very good (and very detailed)

BWW Review: RTC's Revived CABARET Tour Returns to OC's Segerstrom Center

The face of the club---and our story's unofficial narrator and chief instigator---is the libidinous Emcee (a splendidly sassy Randy Harrison) who entertains patrons with innuendo-laden witticisms and rambunctious songs... all laced with overt sexual overtones, spellbinding choreography, and not-so-subtle political and social commentary.

"In here, life is beautiful!" he bellows proudly while surrounded by the club's unbelievably sexy staff of dancers, waiters, and on-stage musicians. "Leave your troubles outside!".....

......The well-cast Harrison---all grown up from his days playing teen hottie Justin in Showtime's "Queer As Folk"---slinks into his impressive CABARET performance armed with saucy confidence and witty charm as the rousing Emcee. And, woah, the guy's got some great singing pipes, too! I especially loved his seemingly improvised crack at the start of Act II directed towards Audience members seated in the upper echelons of the massively huge Segerstrom Hall during the show's well-attended opening night performance in Costa Mesa.

"Hello poor people!" he jokingly shouted up to Audience members seated far up in the top balcony sections. "I am actually one of you! If you come see us again, get [a seat] down here [in orchestra] because you're really missing a lot of details!" Ha!
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