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Get a ‘Clue’ and check out this musical |
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Written by John Bromley for NEXTnc
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Friday, 16 November 2007 |
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 “Clue” is the musical version of the board game, which has been enchanting the young since 1944. It features the deceased as a character called Mr. Boddy, a great narrative convenience; it is Mr. Boddy who introduces the other characters, and then, when it is time to die, obligingly lies down.
But first there is supper, always distinguished at Union Colony Dinner Theater, where fine food has become a tradition. My two companions ordered a ham entree, and — harbinger of things to come — turkey; these were pronounced excellent. While they were eating the remains of animals I feasted on the UCDT potatoes, about which more than a word should be said. The potatoes were both mashed and sweet, the latter nicely glazed and the former enriched with lots of butter and cheese. This has become my customary UCDT fare, for which I neglect even the eggplant, which is offered vegetarians. For dessert my guests had a mixed berry tart, and a Chocolate Decadence that truly was. So if you want a particularly yummy fudge cake, the Union Colony is your place.
 Replete, we settled, each of us with a cup of the theater’s rich, favorable decaf, back to enjoy the show. Mr. Boddy is the role essayed by proprietor Raja Salaymeh, as always smooth and graceful in his evening clothes. Mrs. Peacock is pretty Kia Chapman, a second-grade teacher in Brighton with a lovely low voice who commutes to us, a gift for which we are grateful.
The role of the cook is the delightful Brandon Bill, a superb player who has spent his UCDT years expanding his already considerable repertoire while delighting his audiences. So good was Bill’s acting, singing, and makeup that I had to be told both that it is customary for Mrs. White to be played by a man—I had never seen “Clue” before—and that this particular Mrs. White was Bill.
Brianna Gassner, who was Maria in “West Side Story” is a divine Miss Scarlet, sweet-voiced and funny; she has graduated from UNC, and is, no doubt to the delight of her students, teaching in Greeley. Spencer Hughes is a clever, racy Mr. Greene, resplendent in a striped green suit; John Sosna is a trumpet-voiced Colonel Mustard and Joel Chavez is Professor Plum.
Hilary Tae’s inconsistent lisp, which is hard to understand, is jarring; Steve Wallace introduces the show, and very well.
I thought “Clue” was fun. About halfway through—I was busy taking my notes which, dear reader, are the substance of this review—I discovered a sheet on which characters, weapons and rooms are listed. One is supposed to mark off the ones which Mr. Boddy tells us are not applicable, which I forgot to do. My distress was much eased, however, when neither of my two companions, both smarter than I, guessed who did poor Mr. Boddy in, nor where, nor with what. It’s a cute show, so it’s good to have to go again when I have no notes to take and can pay attention.
In the meantime, you can take vast comfort in knowing how much better you’re likely to do in solving the mystery than I.
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John Bromley is director of the President’s Leadership Program at UNC.
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TO GO
“Clue, the Musical”
Performances through Dec. 31; open for supper at 6:15 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; Sunday dinner served at 12:30 p.m.
Union Colony Dinner Theatre , 802 9th St. Suite 200, Greeley
For reservations call 352.2900
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