Review: ‘Beehive: The 60’s Musical’ at Marriott Theatre is a fun way to revisit the songs of an era

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This is a zesty summer show dedicated to the music of female musicians of the 1960s, with solid singing and the band right up on stage.

Back in the mid-1980s, the late Larry Gallagher came up with the idea for a woman-focused 1960s pop music revue — which is roughly the equivalent now of putting together music of the first decade of the 21st century .

“Beehive” was a massive hit and it ran for more than 600 off-Broadway performances; Gallagher alas died in 1988 at the age of just 41. Morrow, a charming performer who rarely puts a foot wrong in any show, generally plays character roles and it’s great to see get the chance to really relate to her audience, although it took me a while to recognize her under the wig. , The performers change costumes several times, so costume designer Amanda Vander Byl gets to feature some zesty retro attire as the women morph, seamlessly enough, from “It’s My Party” to “Proud Mary” on Collette Pollard’s witty set.

 

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