Taylor Aronson (center) and the ensemble in “Crazy for You” at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Photo by Nile Scott Studios “Who could ask for anything more?” is a famous line from “I Got Rhythm,” a classic tune by George and Ira Gershwin that’s included in the latest show at the Ogunquit Playhouse. It’s not a bad question to ask.
WHAT: “Crazy For You” WHERE: Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St., Ogunquit REVIEWED: June 16 (matinee); continues through July 13 TICKETS: starting at $40. CONTACT: 207-646-5511; ogunquitplayhouse.
org You’ve got two solid stars up front, dozens of attractive singers and dancers behind them, and a wealth of both clever and romantic Gershwin songs. And, as if that weren’t enough, the inimitable Sally Struthers comes onstage to fill two comedic roles that supply some of the best laughs in the show. Chalk it up to a production still coming together, but “Crazy For You” showed a few seams in terms of pacing in its first, post-preview matinee performance.
But the impeccably performed vintage music and the let’s-put-on-a-show spirit of the book by Ken Ludwig carried the 2 1⁄2-hour show through for an entertaining afternoon at the venerable summer theater on the southern coast of Maine. The dynamic Max Clayton sang and danced like a veteran performer who knows where the audience-pleasing theatrical goodies are hidden. His banker character Bobby soon became a faux showbiz master as he falls for a girl and decides to revive her father’s t.
