Adrift in Macao

Zany playwright Chrisopher Durang (Miss Witherspoon) sends up the beloved film noir genre in this hilarious and boisterous new musical parody, mixing farce, camp, and tongue-in-cheek wit in his trademark style. It’s 1952 in the Far East – an era of shadowy settings, sultry women, and mysterious, trench-coated villains in back alleys. Peter Melnick, grandson of composer Richard Rogers, contributes a pastiche score that evokes the sounds of Kurt Weill, big bands, and smoky nightclubs.