Movie review: Musical theater meets mockumentary in theatercampmov
"Theater Camp" -- ★ ★ ½ Among the low-hanging fruits of satire, sleepaway theater camps would dangle about as low as social-media influencers and Def Leppard cover bands.
But theirs is a much more earnest, loving lampoon, made by a group of friends with obvious affection for musical theater. Gordon and Lieberman co-wrote the script with Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, expanding their 2020 18-minute short. The result is something too tame for rich parody, but knowing enough to be kind of sweet."Theater Camp," at least, has the song and dance part down pat.
Troy , the inept son of the summer theater camp founder who comes in to run the show, talks with Janet in"Theater Camp." - Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures by signing up you agree to our terms of service It's a funny enough gag but a crushing blow to the film. Taking Amy Sedaris off screen in a mockumentary that might have starred her is like killing Fred Astaire off in the first number. You just don't do it.
Life at the camp gets underway while the threat of foreclosure lurks and a more well-to-do rival camp looks to take over. The inside jokes fly fast and frequent. There's a group of finger-snapping"Fosse kids," a designated"Meryl Day," bedtime stories where the villain is nonunion and exaggerated stakes on stage."Joan, Still" is said to be such an ambitious work of theater that Amos promises its child cast:"This will break you.
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