Article
The Gamm's GRIZZLY MAMA One to Miss
Broadway World
(2016)
Abstract
Review of Gamm Theatre's GRIZZLY MAMA.
GRIZZLY MAMA, by George Brant, was written in 2011 at the beginning of the inevitable downswing of the stranglehold Sarah Palin seemed to have on media at the time, and though the program clearly states that any resemblance of the characters in GRIZZLY MAMA to real people is mere coincidence, that's obviously as tongue-in-cheek as the play itself is trying to be. Perhaps this was effective when it first premiered, but the passage of time has eroded the stings and barbs of this satire leaving is as more of a dark comedy without the comedy. With the ludicrous coverage of the coming 2016 election in everyone's face, a play like this just doesn't have any teeth, and it comes off as almost too safe.
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 16, 2016
Citation Information
Andria Tieman. "The Gamm's GRIZZLY MAMA One to Miss" Broadway World (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andria-tieman/67/