The Lyric Theatre is, of course, the premier theatre troupe in Oklahoma City, and we went to their production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Civic Center last night. The flying car thing was pretty cool – no visible ropes, etc. I liked the lights in the face, that tactfully dimmed after a bit. The singing and acting were the best we’ve seen so far in Oklahoma. The 2nd Act was more fun, though it felt short enough that the intermission seemed needless. Maybe time just flew. Get to your seats on time for Act 2, because the evil spies open it in the orchestra, which is funny, though some of their humour was more trite. The obligatory clapalong and the now unavoidable standing ovation for any performance of anything ended the show. Jemima (Lauren Kliewer) was wonderfully enthusiastic – my favorite character for that, though Molly Tynes as the Baroness was wonderful – less flat in the 2nd act where she broke out of the mold.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Lyric Theatre at Civic Center
July 8, 2010 By