My Name Will Always Be Alice

“A …My Name Will Always Be Alice” by Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd…..From pining for romance to being a wife and mother to dealing with male construction workers, the fairer sex has a lot to sing about in this entertaining and touching musical revue about womanhood. And with both great songs and a talented ten-member cast, the Plymouth Arts Center Theatre is offering an opportunity to see this rarely seen show performed with charm, style, and some excellent voices under the insightful direction of Kathy Stoltenberg. Barb McKnight is the Assistant Director, and Freddie Noordyk is the Musical Director.

The cast presents clever songs and skits that look at friendships, relationships, motherhood, marriage, widowhood, sisterhood, singletons, sexual longings, aging and day-to-day female frustrations. It’s funny, sad, poignant, pointed, wistful, insightful, silly, sassy and even a bit sexy. Cast members Linda Arends, Mary Calvey, Kerry Curtiss, Debbie DeGroot, Nancy Hanlon, Sara Jarr, Sherry Joseph, Jennifer Kiehoefer, Luanna Luther, Lainie Rolzin, are a joy to witness, all solid in their solos and enthusiastic as an ensemble. They are a hoot in their comedy numbers and empathetic in the more emotional moments. All are worth watching. Supporting male cast members include Bob Deyo, Aaron Jarr and Herb Stoltenberg. The music ranges from gospel to country western to rock to some glorious pop ballads. Winner of the Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical. “Delightful…the music and lyrics are so sophisticated that they can carry the weight of one-act plays.” - The New York Times