The Night Maxie Tortellini Hit Big Lola Latrobe’s

THE NIGHT MAXIE TORTELINI HIT BIG LOLA LATROBE’S  set in 1920’s at the seedy Chicago night club of the Miss Lola Latrobe, we follow the goings-on during one evening there. The Casino Club used to be the hottest night-spot in town, we pick up the story of Fingers Rafferty, the piano player who used to be the best, of Lola, whose world is crumbling all around her and who still can’t “find her man”, of Maxie Tortellini, the biggest hoodlum in the town and who was Lola’s lover ten years before, of Tony di Martino, who still claims to be the greatest Vaudeville singer in America today and the loves  of the chorus girls, some coming up from the scrapheap, some starting out with their eyes full of stars. There’s romance, there’s danger, there’s music, there’s dance in the fast moving stylish cliché of Chicago life in the day prohibition and in the days of jazz.                          

Maxie was first performed in 1988 in West Surrey and was chosen by Grayshott Stagers as their production without the knowledge that one of their members (Laura Musco) was the daughter of (Peter Brittian) who scored the music for this great show.

The production was very fast moving, with cast moving well around the stage on and off with great timing, the set was also moving around the stage with ease to fit in with the flow of the musical. The costumes were in keeping with the era of the 1920’s and very colourful. The set was very well decorated to portray the interior of a night club. The live band of five members created the right atmosphere of a 1920’s night club.

The whole production was greatly appreciated by all in the audience with great enthusiasm, well done to Grayshott Stagers for an enjoyable evening.

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