Why Not?
Why Not?
Starring Todd Allen Long
Musical Direction by Chris Leavy
January 14, 2016
Winter Park Playhouse, Winter Park FL</strong>
If a ghost ever haunts this building, it will be Todd Allen Long. He sings, sweeps, tends bar, sells tickets, paints sets and for all I know pays the rent at this popular Winter Park performance lounge. But singing is his strong point and you wouldn’t pay to see him sweep; yet this little cabaret takes a sweeping view of the American musical scene from “Call the Wind Mariah” to “Sway with Me” to “Maybe This Time.” He’s a powerful voice and while a microphone is always appreciated I don’t think he needed one, to those of us sitting off in the new WPPH lobby annex. The big crowd favorite included a soaring “Man of La Mancha,” palntive “Luck be a Lady” and the rousing parody “Corn!” From “Musical of Musicals: The Musical!” We all had to get our own drinks but there was a big blow out closer when Heather Alexander joined him for the encore number “Adolph” from “The Drowsey Chaperone.” Yes indeed, he can sing it very fast, and he can sing it very slow. But of course, if he sang it very slow we’d be there for hours.
For more information on Winter Park Playhouse, please visit http://www.winterparkplayhouse.org
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