Babes in Toyland
The show Babes in Toyland is one of the plays that is interesting to watch. I ran across this review of the newest production and the reviewer turned out not to like it that much. They have written something very different from the operetta of the early 20th century. They have some swearing and some odd thematics compared to the original. They do perform the original songs but none of them are particularly well done, it would seem. It’s an odd mix of old music and new script and the cast hasn’t quite figured it out. At the same time, it’s not necessarily a bad thing that they are trying something new with a script that everyone already knows. Innovation onstage is very helpful and after that it might get even better. We’ll see if they improve the picece at some point in the near future.
