[NEohioPAL] Review of "Clue" at Playhouse Square

[Bob Abelman]

Cleveland Play House clears a low bar with ‘Clue’ 



Bob Abelman

Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal



In the world of live entertainment, there is no shortage of popular amusements inspired by such low-hanging fruit as motorsports (“Monster Jam”), pro-wrestling (“WWE Live Raw”) and children’s collectables (Mattel’s “American Girl Live” tour).



There are even musicals based on Hasbro and Parker Brothers board games, though “Monopoly” never got to pass go on its way to Broadway a few years back and “Clue,” which made its Off-Broadway debut in 1997, received nothing but dismal reviews and a run of 29 performances.  



A new non-musical adaptation of the whodunit board game has been written by Sandy Rustin (whose credits include the above-mentioned Mattel extravaganza), though her rendition of “Clue” is so deeply grounded in the farce-filled 1985 film of the same name that its screenwriter Jonathan Lynn gets top billing.  The play is currently premiering on the Cleveland Play House main stage and, if all goes well, it is scheduled to go on national tour in 2021.



All does go well, such as it is.



For more of this review, go to: www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/bob_abelman/
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