This unusual and highly entertaining Neil Simon musical from the Sixties boasts lots of amusing nostalgia from decades gone by, from the funky clothing (by Sharell Martin) to the funky furnishings to the hilariously funky dancing (choreographed by Paul David Bryant based on Bob Fosse’s original work). The biggest slice of the Sixties comes in the form of the hysterical, far-out Reverend Big Daddy (Eric Anderson) and his groovy congregation who put on one righteous sermon to the tune of the Rhythm of Life. There and at the Rich Man’s Frug in the posh Pompeii Club, Ponytail Girl (Natalia Lind) and the ensemble strut and gyrate to the tunes of the impressive Moonlight orchestra quite unlike any dance routines you’ve ever seen. And on top of all that we have Charity’s friends and co-workers Helene (Jennifer Shelton), Nickie (Mary Jo Mecca), and all the other hotties at the Fan-Dango Ballroom looking for a Big Spender to dance with.

And then of course there’s Charity herself – a role filled with such boundless optimism, energy, and personality by Kirsten Benton Chandler that you can’t help but root for her as she keeps trying to find Mr. Right. It’s definitely not the first guy Charlie (Eric Anderson) who pushes her into the lake as he takes her purse (though she tries her best to believe it was an accident). She seems to get a little luckier with famous foreign film actor Vittorio Vidal (Eric Anderson – again!) who treats her with great respect up in his penthouse, even bringing her food when she has to hide in the closet when his melodramatically vain and disdainful girlfriend Ursula (real wife Erin Anderson with a hysterical voice) unexpectedly shows up and wants to make up with Vittorio. Charity’s excitement at being in Vittorio’s room, especially when he starts showering her gifts, leads to her most well-known and amusing number – If My Friends Could See Me Now (you’ll know the tune from Kathy Gifford’s Carnival Tours commercials). Of course, that song takes on quite a different tone after she ends up trapped in the closet!

Then it’s out of the closet, and into the elevator! Next thing you know she’s stuck between floors with super nice, slightly claustrophobic Oscar Lindquist (Kevin McMahon) who is so pure that he belongs to a church-of-the-month club (hence the sermon by previously mentioned Big Daddy). Trouble is, Oscar’s looking for someone as pure as himself, and Charity doesn’t quite know how to tell him that her life till now has not been as spotless as he imagines.