Respect

Ok, after the whirlwind of the most wonderful woman-oriented show in Atlanta, the follow-up was highly anticipated with new music, new moves, but the same amount of fun.

Well, it was fun. And there were smiles. But it doesn't measure up to "Menopause." Really, how do you follow a smash hit like that?

45-50 minutes for Act I, a 15 minute intermission and 40 minutes for Act II. It was wonderful to see Miss Denitra Isler and Mrs. Mary Kathryn Kaye from "Menopause" on the stage again, but Denitra's roles were...well...left the audience wanting more. And definitely for Mary Kathryn the audience wanted to hear more of her singing and less of the narrative.

Go Dale Grogan and the band for their music! Dale's fingers were flying like crazy over that keyboard and he was just clappin' along and having a blast up in the pit above the stage!

The show was lacking the individual intimacy of the lives of the 4 characters. The program lists names of the characters, whereas the show didn't even mention them as individuals. It was definitely a revue, a celebration, but not really a "story."

Still, the music does bring the ladies to their feet!

- 14th street playhouse, main stage