San Jose Playhouse's revival of 'Thanks for Playing! The Game Show Show' features great songs and a fun, kitschy story, but needs tightening.
In the opening moments of San Jose Playhouse’s revival of “Thanks for Playing! The Game Show Show,” we meet the gallant Frankie, a kindly and eager woman who prances around the stage preaching the gospel of game shows.
It’s all so thrilling for Frankie, who is madly in love with shows of the quiz, deal, spin or bet variety. Frankie has surpassed queen for a day — she’s shooting for an eternal monarchy. If there can be Rice-a-Roni thrown in for good measure, even better. Frankie is the ringmaster of this zany world of dinging bells and emcees who affirm everything with “That’s right!” Told through Frankie’s eyes, the story is greatly affected by the inspiring albeit poor choices of her fellow participants, notably the slimeball host Bill Todson .
There are many aspects of clarity within Frankie’s arc, a character who pushes the plot forward without delving into slack pacing. These include Ric Iverson as Fred “Tripp” McMurray, who devotes a memorable turn that is loaded with a boatload of good-natured goof. And Osher Fine continues her appealing development as a physical actor, doing lots of effective movement work within multiple characterizations.
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