For a show set during the hardscrabble 1930s, very few of the performances give off an air of downtroddedness.
The fabulous Beth Malone is the Molly Brown of my dreams—forthright, bold, and a superbly gifted singer with just the right touch of country twang.
Jagged Little Pill is as manicured as the kind of Stepfordian society the material supposedly rails against.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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