Written by Melinda Schneider and David Mitchell
Directed by Tom Healey
Musical Director Michael J Harding
Choreographer Andrew Hallsworth
Featuring Sam Ludeman and Rohan Browne
Regal Theatre
October 13 - 16, 2011
It’s interesting to see how far the tribute show has gone since someone first slipped on a sequined pantsuit and purported to be Elvis.
It’s even developed sub-niches, from the one-act cover bands, witness the multitudes of ABBAs, Queens, AC/DCs and Led Zeppelins plying their riffs around the globe, to the bio-tribute shows, the Lennons, Dustys and Orbisons that have sprouted up – most often from beyond the grave – and hit the world’s stages. There’s even, I believe, a three-day festival in Singapore with only tribute acts on its bill.
Melinda Schneider’s homage to Doris Day at the Regal is a little different. First, the object of her affection is still alive, 87-years-old and surrounded by her dogs, in leafy Carmel, California. Second, Schneider doesn’t actually purport to be Miss Day; she’s Ms Schneider throughout, weaving – with varying levels of success – her own story with that of her idol. And third, despite the aforementioned reservation, this is a genuinely felt and stylishly delivered example of its type that in some part at least transcends its genre.
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