By Ernest Kearney — Let’s keep it short and sad, shall we?
Miss America’s Ugly Daughter written and performed by Barra Grant, the daughter of Bess Myerson, the first Jewish Miss America, was once, possibly, an entertaining evening.
That is no longer the case.
Now it is simply a tired old show, and neither Grant nor her director Eve Brandstein has managed to infuse any vigor back into it.
That said, the evening I attended, the Greenway Court Theatre was filled to capacity, and the audience, of the same generation as Grant, while not bouncing off their seats, did seem to enjoy this unarguably different take on the eternal conflict between the successful parent and ensuing offspring, as well as the gossip provided about Myerson’s fall from grace.
Myself, I just spent the entire show looking forlornly towards the exit.
It you are the type who still finds “Love American Style” chock-full of pithy insights and solid belly laughs, you may have an enjoyable time at this one-woman show; with assistance from Monica Piper.
Otherwise all it offers is an occasion to practice your Zen meditations.
(Note: Pictured in Main Image — Performer and Writer Barra Grant, Photo by Darrett Sanders)
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Miss America’s Ugly Daughter: Bess Myerson & Me
Opens March 3 — Playing through March 24
At
Greenway Court Theatre
544 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles CA 90036
For Tickets and other information:
(323) 285-2078
or
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