Devilish (Witches of Eastwick)

Member Name: magenta23

Product:	Witches of Eastwick
Date:	01/12/08 (68 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great performances

Disadvantages: disappointing music

I'd seen Marti Pellow is Chicago so knew just how good he is at theatre, loving the film too I was very excited going to see The Witches of Eastwick. Perhaps with such high expectations I was bound to be a little disappointed.
The Wiches of Eastwick, follows the strange goings on when none other than the devil himself arrives in town, Daryl Van Horne, and has his wicked way with three particular women.. who soon give him his come- uppance.
Marti is great as Daryl, cheeky and confident, his grin is perfect for such a character. Obviously being set in Eastwick, a fictional US town, he has to be American, and he does a good job at the accent. However all the ladies hoping for his lovely Scottish accent to creep in will be disappointed!
I did feel Marti could have put his own mark on this role, however as good performance as he gave, he'd obviously been studying the film version as his portrayal of Daryl was identical to Jack Nicolson's. To his credit though, getting such a resemblance to Jack is no mean feat.
Performances form the other cast members were also great, as was the scenery however the real let down for me was the music.
None of the songs were particulary memorable, though sung well. I think for such a story, the music had the potential to be really exciting, but it fell short. Not to take away from the execution of the production by cast and crew, but give such talented people a better score so they can really show us what they can do.

Summary: Could have been so much better