There comes a time when you just want to sit back and enjoy a show. The Divine Divas had promise -- a lavish, full-scale show that pays tribute to all the great Divas of the past several decades. It described itself as a Las Vegas style show. It described itself as a grand night out. It described itself as an Un-Boy-lievable experience. I describe it as self indulgent fun for the performers - not the audience. Shouldn't the audience be the ones having just as much fun as the ones on stage?
Paying tribute to some of the greatest performance women in the world such as Liza Minelli, Cher, Kylie Minogue and Dolly Parton along with a multitude of other women is not going to be an easy task for anyone, but when you are a man in drag, who is lyp-synching, it just doesn't seem to work or do anyone justice. Sure, there were the performances which stood out above the rest. Raymond Joosten as Liza Minelli was a real treat as was Owen Moss as Tina Turner who although it looked like she was told to do things a certain way still played up the Tina Turner style of things. Cher was also a highlight. However I couldn't help but feel that the two male dancers who were ripped beyond anything showed them up, most of the time. The predominately middle age female crowd loved them and the lines blurred A LOT between Male strip night at the local pub and Las Vegas Glitz. I think most of the audience would of preferred the first option. My only gripe with them; at times the choreography looked like it was ripped straight from a ZUMBA dance class and it became repetitive.The Divine Divas played the James Hay Theatre for one night only, on 3 November 2009 at 7:30pm. It was presented by Mario Maiolo Productions.
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