My take on The Dio - Dining & Entertainment’s production of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” + quick reaction to the film Bennett's War. Excerpt: “Director Steve DeBruyne in collaboration with an A-list team – Matthew Tomich (set, lighting and sound), Norma Polk (costumes), Eileen Obradovich (props), Carrie Sayer (assistant direction), and Marlene Inman (music direction) – offers a show that is by turns immersive, inspiring, layered, and sparkling. The look and feel is like an unfolding storybook: arch sartorial splendor that would put Colleen Atwood to shame; family portraits that open Laugh In-style for the Greek chorus to observe the onstage shenanigans; clever digital projections depicting locales as diverse as the D’Ysquith manor, a towering abbey, and the Egyptian pyramids. Inman has created a sonic landscape that is as splendid as it is overwhelming; the voices onstage could fill a space three times the size of The Dio. The musical abilities of this cast, in Inman’s exceptional hands, are something to behold.” Read more: https://reelroyreviews.com/2019/09/02/everything-old-is-new-again-the-dios-production-of-a-gentlemans-guide-to-love-and-murder-a-quick-take-on-the-film-bennetts-war/ #michigan #theater #bennettswar #musicals @bennettswarmovie (at The Dio - Dining & Entertainment) https://www.instagram.com/p/B15ezjNlle5/?igshid=1a2q9vh56hz3d
