If you’re looking for an entertaining respite from the chaotic and tragic news cycle, then a night at the theater might be just the thing. Jeffrey Scharf’s play “Who’s Got Me?” directed by Julie James is an engaging and romantic romp full of wonderful songs and enchanting dance numbers. The intoxicating fashion and art deco set design is a delicious recipe for anyone hungering for nostalgic feelings of a simpler time. Perfect for entertaining family and friends visiting from out of town, the Jewel Theatre has done it again providing the people of Santa Cruz with top-shelf romantic musical comedy.
As we wind our way to the official start of winter, it’s the perfect time to enjoy some warmth and comfort, and this new play at the Jewel Theatre offers just that. Stepping out of the cold to sip some hot cocoa in the lobby as you wait for the start of the show, it’s a grand time for you fans of light-hearted love stories. If your appetite is growling for a story where you can root for romance, then you’re sure to enjoy the dramatic journey this play-within-a-play proposes. Resplendent with glamour and glimmering with charm, “Who’s Got Me?” is sure to warm your heart.
Flashing between the placid starlight of small town Peoria and the frantic bright lights of Manhattan’s Broadway district, we follow a family of entertainers on a journey to the heights of show business in the late ’30s. The thread that connects these contrasting worlds is a love of theater, music and dance. It is a communion that is made more complicated by ego and power, but not impossibly so. The situational comedy posed by a series of misunderstandings is never so serious as to disrupt our enjoyment of the dresses and the dance steps. Like pasta is a vehicle for sauce, this plot is all about creating elevated moments for the talented ensemble and the stunning leads to strut their stuff.
