Dogfight

(Hayes Theatre)

The tiny Hayes Theatre Company continues to stage musicals to a standard that belies its size and I would assume very limited resources.

The latest staging 'Dogfight' continues the company's growing reputation.

Based on a 1991 film of the same name the musical tells of three marines, on the eve of being shipped out to Vietnam, who have a bet on which one can bring the ugliest ('dog') woman to a party. Notwithstanding this distasteful premise, the musical has some fine points and was enthusiastically received by a largely female audience when we attended.

A pretty classy production, the one drawback being an ongoing issue for this small auditorium of poor sound balance, mostly during the big productions numbers. The cast - all unknown to us - delivered strong, impressive performances.
★★★★