HAVE YOU SEEN ANY “BUFFALO?” ENCORE PLANNED AT THE LYRIC
For anyone who hasn’t seen “Moon Over Buffalo” yet, there’s now an added chance to see what all the hype is about. The Old Lyric Repertory Company announces an encore of the farce by Ken Ludwig on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 8 p.m. on the Caine Lyric Stage (28 West Center Street) in Logan.
The production is best known for the Broadway run that touted Carol Burnett in the lead. Opinions on the OLRC production are full of compliments and high praise. According to Bruce Ackerman of the Herald Journal, “[lead actors] Louis and Hill are the must-see comedic equivalent of Bogey and Bacall in what may be the most adept theatrical tandem to appear on the Lyric stage in a generation.”
Celia Baker of the Salt Lake Tribune echoed the feeling, as she named the OLRC “one of the best kept secrets of Utah’s theater scene.”
The Utah Statesman review can be found on this site.
According to Baker, the production has all the ingredients of a good farce. “Good farce happens only through a complicated alchemy of clever writing, appropriate casting, excellent timing and a few dashes of theater voodoo. OLRC’s ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ has it all, and in just the right proportions.”
Lego Louis and Tracy Hill play a pair of aging actors (George and Charlotte Hay) trying to restore fading careers by going on the road with “Cyrano de Bergerac” and Private Lives.” Their daughter, having escaped her parents’ life, has returned with a career in advertising and a new fiancée only to find herself in the middle of a family feud.
“Moon Over Buffalo” is directed by OLRC founder Vosco Call, who heads the cast of Louis, Hill, Richie Call, Amy Lewis, Ron King, Chrislynn Call, Jackie Fullmer and Kent Hadfield.
The encore of “Moon Over Buffalo” is Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 8 p.m. on the Caine Lyric stage. Pricing and ticket information is available by calling (435) 797-0305 or visiting www.usu.edu/lyric. Patrons can also purchase tickets at the Smith Spectrum ticket office on the Utah State University campus (7600 Old Main Hill, Logan). General information is available by calling (435) 797-1500.