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...Deli in New York City, where the relevant table now bears a plaque boasting of its close encounter with the ecstatic Ryan). So a major point of interest in the movie's starry stage adaptation, which opened last week in London's West End, is: How does Alyson Hannigan's Sally measure up? Answer: She gives it everything she's got. No stranger to sex jokes after her work in the smutty American Pie films, Hannigan starts quietly, reclining in her seat and moaning softly; then she moves into second gear with a brace of breathless "Oh Gods" and "Yeah...
...Hannigan spends much of the evening trying to master basic technique, while Perry lacks the neurotic edge that Harry needs
...verbatim there are too many rapid-fire scenes. Every setting change, however brief, disrupts the momentum, and the effect is wearying. The cinematic production simply emphasizes Kahan's failure to find a way of making this work in the theater. And it's not just the sets that disappoint. Hannigan may be one of Hollywood's most compelling young actresses - onscreen she has a delicious, quirky sense of humor and a rare ability to show depth in even the most shallow characters - but her inexperience on stage is palpable. She looks lovely, lashes fluttering appealingly over her big Disney eyes...
DIED. DOROTHY LOUDON, 70, brassy comic actress best remembered for her Tony-winning performance as the dastardly Miss Hannigan in the Broadway musical Annie; of cancer; in New York City...
Aren't kids supposed to be tougher now, with all the video games and rap lyrics? Then why is Kathy Bates playing such an unscary Miss Hannigan, and Victor Garber such a cuddly Daddy Warbucks? Kids who made it through The Lion King could surely have handled the dark side of Annie, here expurgated and more treacly than necessary. Still, it's a big production with good Broadway singers belting out catchy songs. In the end, it's hard to say anything bad about Annie (or Annie, Alicia Morton). It's just so darn cute...