![]() ![]() Sit! Stay! Charm! S'il vous plait! No such luck." Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News "The show is like a hyperactive French poodle. "Pretty and pleasant revival." Charles Isherwood for New York Times The result is a rather bland soufflé that is too hard on the outside and too soft at the center. This is a Gigi, unfortunately, a sleight of hand production that tries to be all things to all people so that you can bring your daughters to the theatre - because in the end the gal gets her man and keeps her honor. Her voice is rich and crystal clear, and she knows exactly what to do with it - if given the chance. (Bring back Hermione and Maurice!!) One wonders when Victoria Clark will get another musical of her own. There is little chemistry between these two "old" birds. Another iconic duet I Remember It Well lacks the remembrance of passion that Mamita and Lachaille once shared, and their I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore positively plods. She even takes the iconic Thank Heaven For Little Girls away from the senior Lachaille and gives it to Clark and Hoty. And isn't it WONDERFUL to hear an orchestra, not to mention an overture.Įveryone tries their best, but Heidi Thompson, who has achieved a great success with Call The Midwife, has adapted the stuffing out of this story. You can hear the echoes of much of that music here. The costumes are heavenly, the set is an extraordinary play on Tiffany and the Eiffel Tower, and the music is Lerner and Loewe - whose musical My Fair Lady opened two years before the original film. Even our narrator, Honore Lachaille (Howard McGillin) has morphed from being a 70 year old man with a wandering eye into a sporty gent without one sensual bone in his body. The only glimmer of impropriety comes from Aunt Alicia, but Hoty is having such a delicious time swanning around in some seriously gorgeous costumes that it is easy to forget she is talking about auctioning off her grand niece. Gaston is so clean he nearly glistens, and is more of a good natured chum, with a fabulous set of pipes, than a man whose sexual conquests litter the streets of Paris. But at the unveiling the only elements that change are sartorial. Gigi is positively perky, singing, dancing and twirling around in French schoolgirl clothes until the moment of the womanly unveiling. There is a positively Walt Disney quality running throughout the production. The production has done everything it can to sublimate the story. In the end (spoiler alert) Gaston realizes that he cannot go through with the proposition - to which Gigi, pure as she is, has agreed because she would rather be miserable with him than happy without him - and he gushes a proposal at just the right moment. Of course it will all work out for the best because this is a Lerner and Loewe musical. Gigi has been growing up in front of his eyes and when she blossoms both older women want him to be the first one on the scene. The perfect choice of the man is Gaston Lachaille (Corey Cott), the sugar baron, who has been friends with Gigi and Mamita for years - he is Mamita's former student. Gigi's great Aunt Alicia (Dee Hoty) also wants the best, and for her that means to be the highest quality mistress in all of Paris. And what she wants for her granddaughter is only the best. Gigi (Vanessa Hudgens) is fortunate because her grandmother, Mamita (Victoria Clark) is a simple woman who makes her living through calligraphy. This young woman is being raised by her grandmother because her mother, well, who knows? She was, ahem, not married. Gigi, based on the novella by Colette, is the story of a young woman coming of age in Paris, 1900. If you do not currently have Adobe Reader installed, please download it by clicking the 'Get Adobe Reader' button below.Let me get this straight. The "Footwear Fit Guide" will open a PDF document in a new window. As most people's feet are not the same size the size of shoe is determined by the largest foot.Ĭhildren will also need some growing room so if the fitting indicates either foot is longer than the full size it may be beneficial to order the next size up. 2½).īased on these results a size 3 would be selected. ![]() Place the left foot on the chart and record the length of the foot (e.g. Please fold the paper along the dotted line and place the chart on a hard surface against an immovable vertical surface such as a skirting board to help gain an accurate measure. Please check the size chart has printed out to the correct size by measuring the scale at the bottom of the chart, this must measure 10cm otherwise the indicated size may not be accurate. Use the guide above and the measurements provided to ensure you order the correct size. Select a category to get further help and information.Īll our children's clothes allow generous room for growth and most are dual sized by age. ![]()
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