it's a great show, but I thought the current touring version, the one that was at the KC and is probably the same one up in Baltimore, played it too broadly, mugging too much and pitching it to the seats in the back. Which they have to do, these are big theaters. I'd originally seen it in NYC in 2011, from the 3rd row, and was blown away. Loved it. That theater in New York is MUCH smaller than the Hippodrome or the KC Opera House. I think it worked much better there.
BTW if you do go to NYC, I urge you to see "Hand to God" before it closes on Jan. 3rd. Laughed my ass off and it has some tour de force performances. It's about a teenager at a Texas church's bible study class whose arm becomes possessed by a demonic sock puppet. Brilliant and a must-see.
