The musical, High Fidelity, based on Nick Hornby's novel, has closed. I liked it. Even though the problems and concerns of the record store owner, played by a charismatic, charming leading man, Will Chase, are naive and simplistic, the show, a mixture of 70's and contemporary sensibility, was a lot of fun. Amanda Green has the gift, and I found her lyrics to be clever and full of humor.
Anna Louizos' set design did have a major flaw: a shelf (piano?) downstage right which blocked the view of almost half the stage from audience left. The rest of her design was quite good. With zippy direction by Walter Bobbie, the whole cast proved excellent, especially Christian Anderson and Rachel Stern. There was a rap fantasy, a Springsteen moment, a retro concert number. Yeah!
I think High Fidelity was what it tried to be, and the audience I saw it with loved it. Perhaps if it had played in a smaller theater it might have had time to catch on.
