MUSICAL SPOOFS 1939 CLASSIC FILM\'Gone With the Gust' delivers laughs, tunes.Byline: Victoria Giraud Special to the Daily News Fancy that, y'all, a melodrama spoof See spoofing. spoof - spoofing on the classic "Gone With the Wind," and a darned darned adj. Damned. Adj. 1. darned - expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or good one, at that, with plenty of laughs and lots of '70's disco tunes. Scandal O'Hara, the vamp of Terra Firma potato farm deliciously portrayed by sassy sas·sy 1 adj. sas·si·er, sas·si·est 1. Rude and disrespectful; impudent. 2. Lively and spirited; jaunty. 3. Stylish; chic: a sassy little hat. Lisa Bohn, doesn't worry her pretty head about anything but clothes and the pursuit of the weak and silly Ashley Wilt, a broadly hilarious interpretation by Alan Price in "Gone With the Gust." The foppish fop·pish adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fop; dandified. fop  pish·ly adv. Ashley loves and is married to innocent and likable Misery Hamilton, vivaciously played by Gina Jaxx. Into this love triangle A love triangle is a romantic relationship involving three people (known as a triad). While it can refer to two people independently romantically linked with a third, it usually implies that each of the three people has some kind of relationship to the other two. sashays the dashing Rhett Studler, a fashion-conscious clotheshorse, played with high camp humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was by Rick Meyer. Rhett pursues Scandal since she is the only one well-dressed enough for him. Add to this hilarious mixture of misplaced mis·place tr.v. mis·placed, mis·plac·ing, mis·plac·es 1. a. To put into a wrong place: misplace punctuation in a sentence. b. love and shallowness - faithful servant, Lacy Rumley of the exquisitely expressive face; Scandal's tipsy daddy "Spuds" O'Hara, amusingly rendered by Jack McGee; and Scandal's comical, long-suffering sisters Maybelline (Melissa Mednick) and Valvoline (Jennifer Dalton). Scandal does her level best to irritate everyone but herself as she pursues husbands and new clothes, not necessarily in that order. Judge Biallystok (Bill Stein William Allen Stein (January 21, 1947 in Battle Creek, Michigan), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an infielder from 1972-1985. Teams
The comedy has many funny highlights. Meyer, as Rhett, danced an inspiring comic spoof of John Travolta's famous dance in "Saturday Night Fever," in a white suit, of course. Rumley, as Mammy, slams the door at the appropriate moment before Rhett can finish his famous, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a . . ." Scandal melodramatically mel·o·dra·mat·ic adj. 1. Having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama: "a melodramatic account of two perilous days spent among the planters" Frank O. Gatell. vows upon her return to Terra Firma after the burning of Atlanta, "As God is my witness . . . if I have to lie, cheat or steal . . . I'm never, ever going to eat another potato again." Costuming was excellent, especially for the fashion arbiters - Scandal and Rhett, and the strains of ABBA's ("Dancing Queen," "Take A Chance," "Mama Mia") tuneful melodies added a nostalgic touch. The voices of Bohn and Jaxx were particularly good, and certainly added to the production value. The play will run through April 7 at Moorpark Melodrama. THE FACTS WHAT: "Gone With the Gust" by Elaine and Darren Raleigh. WHEN: Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. until April 7. WHERE: Moorpark Melodrama, 45 East High St., Moorpark. COST: $12 per person; seniors over 55, children 11 and under $9.50. INFORMATION: (805) 529-1212. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo "Gone With the Gust" plays at Moorpark Melodrama through April 7. |
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