The Prince Music Theatre, Philadelphia
September 18 - October 6, 2002
A musical review of the work of lyrcist, David Zippel
Excerpt follows from Douglas J. Keating's review in the
Phildelphia Inquirer:
"For the last two decades, Zippel has been writing lyrics for the musical stage (City of Angels, The Goodbye Girl); movies (Mulan and Hercules); and individual singers such as Barbara Cook, for whom he penned the title number. He's an intelligent, witty, economical lyricist who can pack a lot of colorful situation and commentary into a brief song verse.
Director Joe Leonardo stages the songs in simple but inventive skits that, in this single-set, cabaret-style presentation, rely on the interaction and skill of the four singers for their effectiveness.
And are these seasoned musical theater performers - Sally Mayes, Judy Blazer, Marva Hicks and John Barrowman - ever effective. Not only can they sing, they know how to express vocally and bodily the sense of a song. Individually and as an ensemble they are continuously impressive as they display keen sensitivity to Zippel's verses while more than doing justice to the music of the several composers represented in these 24 songs."
