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Lights come up on the West Wing, and someone is already yelling.
at press secretary Jean (Suzy Nakamura).
In response, the theater takes a moment to register the shock.
Harriet is, of course,quoting, not cursing.
She would never use such language!
Fillingers whizbang comedy is not perfect.
Its characterization slews crazily around; its grip on gross-out humor is a little loose.
Still,POTUSmakes its many effective jokes with its jaw cocked.
So Fillinger, her killer cast, and director Susan Stroman go hard in scene after scene.
If you laugh, they win and they really want to win.
Multitasking is a very feminine trait.
Even with a super-pro like Stroman in charge, though, some moments inPOTUSsag where they should have snap.
Many of the ingredients are in place; they just need to settle farce requires a lot of rehearsal.
And theyll be fine, given a few more performances to shake out the kinks.
And, like the president who hired all these ladies, shes lucky in her team.
Each actor is strong, but the hilarious White is first among equals.
How does she do it?
Looked at in a certain very specific light,Mr.
Saturday Nightis the peak of avant-garde experimentation.
Okay, okay, its not;its aesthetics are so middle-of-the-road, theyre roadkill.
When Billy Crystal first played Buddy Young Jr. in his 1992 movieMr.
So why did I enjoy it so much?
Crystal is the kind of entertainer whose blade never dulls.
Occasionally it even shows a bit of Buddysoldact, including a clip from the film.
In the video, Crystals timing is perfect, a pirouette, a riot.
What a master he was!
Crystal delivers each punchline like a ping-pong player hitting short; he delicately tips the ball over the net.
POTUSis at the Shubert Theatre.
Mr. Saturday Nightis at the Nederlander Theatre.
