   Operettaish bitter-sweetness raised to the sublime in a miracle of perfect timing Jerry Herman is the king of pep. Way too much of it in the first 20 minutes of the recent revue Jerry's Girls had me screaming for a breather, but here the opening cavalcade, gorgeous overture included, intoxicates thanks to Dominic Cooke's razor-sharp direction. And the two torch songs, "Before the Parade Passes By" and…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:02AM on July 19, 2024