“Life of the Party”

Andrew Lippa (Music & Lyrics)

Conceived by Andrew Lippa & David Babani

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley welcomes home one whom Artistic Director Robert Kelley refers to as “family” as the company presents the U.S. premiere of Life of the Party.  Its composer and lyricist, Andrew Lippa, has a twelve-year history with Kelley and Company, having premiered his A Little Princess there in 2004 as well as repeatedly brought in-progress musical creations to both their annual Writer’s Workshop and New Works Festival.  This current musical review, conceived by the composer and David Babani, arrives (after a successful London run) in Mountain View in a first-class, stunning production that can surely rival anything one would hope to see on the West End or in New York.

Please see my entire, “Must-See” review at Talkin’ Broadway:  http://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/regional/sanjose/sj55.html

Rating: 5 E

The Life of the Partycontinues through September 18, 2016 in production by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro Street, Mountain View.  Tickets are available online at http://www.theatreworks.org/box-office/ or by calling 650-463-1960, Monday – Friday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday – Sunday, Noon – 6 p.m.

Photo Credit: Kevin Berne