Review: 'Showtune' at Hofstra

Back in the early '80s - about the time "La Cage aux Folles" was all the rage on Broadway - my wife-to-be and I attended a revue of Broadway's greatest hits in Miami Beach. Unbeknownst to us out-of-towners, the venue was a mecca for retirees. A bus brought in half the apres-dinner crowd en masse and we soon realized we were the youngest in the audience by three decades. In the middle of the second act a blue-haired lady stood up and said loud enough to be heard over the miked performers, "Oh my God, Cele, it's my favorite song!"

BY STEVE PARKS

January 18, 2008