To the editor: As a producer within the inventive area and a working girl myself, I attended “Working Lady” at La Jolla Playhouse with my household. We had a blast.
Theater critic Charles McNulty’s evaluate missed essential context: The musical remains to be a piece in progress (“‘Working Lady,’ the musical, is a crude knockoff of ‘80s music and elegance (and the unique film),” Nov. 19). There was a talk-back following the efficiency offering perception into the manufacturing’s improvement, however this wasn’t talked about within the evaluate.
Past that, I discovered McNulty’s evaluation puzzling. Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer was diabolical as Katharine, hilarious and villainous directly. Joanna “JoJo” Levesque introduced actual gumption to Tess, with stunning, sturdy vocals.
The choreography was considerate. Slightly than acrobatic numbers, the solid danced their butts off, like working ladies.
Regardless, the solid and crew, largely ladies, placed on a present price celebrating. They deserved higher than a evaluate that diminished their work to a “crude knockoff of ‘80s music and elegance.”
Natalia Wrobel, San Diego
