Reviews for Two Can Play That Game With Vivica Fox and Porsha Williams
*If you lot accept been fortunate plenty to see the stage play, "Ii Can Play That Game" in any of the cities it has played to date, you received a treat.
Recently, I was in the audience at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, 1 of the 13 cities where the play will exist performed. I'll simply cut to the hunt and say I loved it!
I was more than than a little curious to see how it would be pulled off, but Writer/Director/Producer, Je'Caryous Johnson did an excellent task transforming the movie, which was originally written by Marking Brown, into a stage play. It was just unlike enough to not be stale, yet enough like the movie to be able to chronicle the storyline back to the movie. The play had some unexpected twists.
Vivica A. Flim-flam recreated her character, Shante Smith, a self-assured advert executive who doubled as a relationship guru.
Just like in the movie, Shante had no problem keeping her man happy and in bank check and also just like in the movie, Shante's girls looked to her for advice when things with their men went awry.
When things with Shante's human Keith went off runway, she had to take her ain human relationship advice.
The all-star bandage as well included Columbus Curt, Gary Dourdan, Carl Payne, Vivian Greenish, Porsha Williams, RonReaco Lee, Bre'Ly Evans, Towanda Braxton and Skye Griffin.
This play had middle candy and Columbus Short, of "Scandal" and "Stomp the Yard" fame, who recreated the role of Keith, Shante's homo, was part of the eye candy brigade. He played the faithful, loving man very convincingly. I loved how Keith turned the table on Shante.
Gary Dourdan, Mr. Dark-green Eyes himself, more center candy, played Beak. He oozed sex entreatment and the females in the audience responded appropriately, peculiarly when he started to sing. After all, what's a stage play without singing?
Carl Payne, who played Cole on the comedy "Martin," recreated the office of Keith'southward buddy Tony, who had questionable integrity when information technology came to relationships. It's no wonder he didn't have one. Allow'south just say, the faithful blazon could non exist put on his resume. Carl's character was hilarious and Carl played him to perfection.
At the end of the play, Je'Caryous mentioned this was vocalist Vivian Green'due south get-go interim job. I couldn't tell. She played Karen, Shante's soft-spoken, church building going, spousal relationship minded friend very well. Anything she lacked in acting skills, she more than than made upwardly for with her singing ability. I was more than convinced she was on an "Emotional Rollercoaster" as she sang that vocal and "Gotta Go, Gotta Leave."
Porsha Williams of "Existent Housewives of Atlanta" fame is well beyond 15 minutes and doing a great task of carving out her niche in the amusement world. The granddaughter of civil rights leader Hosea Williams and ex-wife of erstwhile Pittsburgh Steeler Kordell Stewart, played Conny, Shante's sexy contest for Keith's affection. The twist involving her was pretty unexpected.
RonReaco Lee played Dwain, Karen's boyfriend, who struggled with being who she needed him to be. I liked Dwain, shortcomings and all. Or mayhap I just like RonReaco Lee.
Bre'ly Evans recreated the function of Diedre and played it to absolute perfection. Her crazy, man chasing, raunchy, sex on the brain means kept the audience in stitches. Diedre was originally scheduled to be played by Cocoa Brownish, all the same, Cocoa had to leave the play due to scheduling issues. Co-ordinate to Je'Caryous, he called Bre'ly at 2:00, told her to be on a plane and larn her lines because she was going on that night and she did.
Towanda Braxton and Skye Griffin, who didn't have speaking parts, other than Skye saying two words, played a nightclub vocalist and bartender respectively.
Now for the downside. "Two Tin can Play That Game" did non become off without a hitch. Starting time, the play was scheduled to begin at eight:00 and at seven:55 in that location were only two of us seated on our row. Needless to say, 8:00 came and went without the play starting.
Later on a costume change, Vivica's microphone was not working and nearly of the audience couldn't hear her. Later on a few minutes, the microphone worked; however, when Towanda started singing, the sound system did a consummate malfunction and it became credible that she was lip-syncing because her words and the music were not lined up and the music was scratchy and had a grinding sound. Up until that point, I'thou sure anybody in the audience thought the singers were really singing. I immediately thought back to how much I enjoyed Vivian'southward singing and felt a tad disappointed. The audience clapped for Towanda; an "A" for try kind of clap.
I loved the obvious chemistry of the bandage. There was a natural catamenia and everything seemed then effortless, minus the audio arrangement snafu. I also liked the audience participation. At one indicate, based on outbursts, it seemed like some people from the audience were part of the bandage. In my opinion, the "2 Tin Play That Game" phase play was more hilarious than the movie and Vivica and her sexiness and star power nonetheless, Carl Payne and Bre'ly Evans stole the testify.
Columbus, Gary, Carl AND RonReaco? Did I mention eye-processed?
A couple of quick notes. DC area residents/visitors can cheque out the play this weekend (November. 11/12 2017) at the Warner Theater. For more info and tickets, click Here. The show wraps up on November eighteen in Houston at the Hobby Heart. Click Hither for more info. Oh yeah, ane terminal thing: Since LA, Andra Fuller and Mike "Profit The Trouble" Strong have joined the cast.
Marilyn Smith is a Los Angeles based writer/reviewer. Contact her via MzSpo[email protected] .
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