The icing on the cake for this standout is the choreography by director Paul Stancato (co-choreographer is SIDNEY ERIK WRIGHT) –their work is spiffy and spot on all around.  Nite Life Exchange

"Ben, Virginia, & Me (The Liberace Musical)"

NYMF August 2-6, 2017

Book by Roger O. Hirson, Music and Lyrics by Barbara Carole Sickmen

Directed and Choreographed by Paul Stancato

Co-Choreographed by Sidney Erik Wright

Music Direction by Seth Weinstein

Orchestrations by Jordan Roth Weinhold

Costume Design by Kurt Alger

Lighting Design by Keith A. Truax

Projection Design by Kevan Loney

The Acorn at Theater Row

with Samuel Floyd, Janet Aldrich, Eric Briarley, Haley Hannah, Buzz Roddy, Joel Blum, Alex Nordin, Heather Lea Bair, Adriana Milbrath, Ashley Munzek, Mackenzie Perpich, Conor Schultz, Darren Bunch

Photos by Russ Rowland

"Those looking for a true spectacle at NYMF can do no better than Ben, Virginia and Me: The Liberace Musical.  It's as campy and over-the-top as you would expect from a musical about Liberace.  Director-choreographer Paul Stancato (and co-choreographer SIDNEY ERIK WRIGHT) have staged a handsome production, full of flashy dance moves and even flashier costumes by Kurt Alger.  Take your best girlfriends and get ready for a laugh: This one's way more fun than Behind the Candelabra."  Theatermania

"The efficiently entertaining Ben, Virginia and Me has many moments of heart, is often a hoot, and I think we have a hit!  This is what we crave when it’s done well — a deliciously old-school musical comedy.  The music is fun and frothy and fabulous.  The icing on the cake for this standout is the choreography by director Paul Stancato (co-choreographer is SIDNEY ERIK WRIGHT) –their work is spiffy and spot on all around.  There’s just the right amount of dance with Vegas show girls and then Liberace’s bucket list of dancing with the Rockettes.  Here’s a feast for the eyes, rather shocking (in a good way, of course), considering how sketchy some NYMF shows tend to be.  Have you been waiting for an old-fashioned musical with old-fashioned values–meaning it values craft and entertainment that also has something to say and does so with dignity?  Well, you’ve found it.  But let’s not applaud this just as a show that honors Liberace, whose shiny jewelry, sparkly costumes, and silver candelabra could, arguably, outshine his musical skills. It has something to say about such crucial topics as prejudice, power, privacy, and loyalty.  But it does it all while making us grin and tap our feet and jump for joy while we think."  Nite Life Exchange