Last night I decided to check out a couple of shows at the Midtown International Theater Festival.
The first one was Nosferatu, playing at the Where Eagles Dare Theater. I was very pleasantly surprised by the creative staging and thought it was wonderfully directed. The acting was good, and they told the story very well. It turns out that what they presented, while it stood on its own quite nicely, was actually Act 2 of a larger show, the first part of which was presented last March. They said they plan to put the whole thing together and present the entire piece - when? - why for Halloween, of course!
Te second show was Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter,? at the Mainstage Theater. This is a new production of George Axelrod's Broadway show about a reporter who interviews Rita Marlowe and makes some unsavory deals with the devil along the way. There is a film with the same name, but my understanding is that the story in the film is entirely different from the one in the show. This one was more silly, which I don't ordinarily like, but I found myself unusually entertained.
All in all, a good night.