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Posted May. 13, 2008,
Rosie O'Donnell Tidies Up in No, No, Nanette
By Whitney Spaner
Two nights ago I saw the Encores! presentation of the 1925 relic No, No, Nanette at the New York City Center. The Roaring Twenties-era musical about two rich families in New York and a big misunderstanding that lands everyone in Atlantic City wasn't the deepest thing I've seen this year (think a chorus of boys in bright colored spandex swimsuits and a snarky maid who has her tap-dancing day played by O'Donnell) but sometimes it's nice to just chill in the shallow end. I loved the old school tap numbers and a talented cast starring Rosie O'Donnell, Sandy Duncan, Beth Leavel, Mara Davi and Michael Berresse.
I've been going to many of the Encores! productions (there are about three or four a year) ever since I went to see Follies last year starring Donna Murphy, Victoria Clark, Victor Garber and -- well there were too many fabulous people involved to list --and had one of the best theatrical experiences of my life.