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DC Theatre Scene:A word begs to be said here about the lively, spontaneous, moment-to-moment acting of both John Glover and Malcolm Gets. Glover underplays the gay queen’s dandyish behavior and endows Mendy with a twinkling, cagey, warm charm that dips to sardonic tones to betray the character’s deep sense of loneliness and anxiety. Overall, Glover delivers a high-octane, tour-de-force performance that this aria and the entire play need. And Malcolm Gets is a worthy foil. We sense an anxiety, even despair, in the two main characters. Both actors make this show so worth seeing.
And The Washington Examiner:Mendy is a total contrast to Stephen, a flamboyant, larger-than-life character who is, in his own words, "too much for most people." Mendy is an opera fanatic who sees life through the lens of operatic performance: Everything is measured against his own opinions of great arias and astonishing divas, primarily the Greek/American singer Maria Callas. Glover's Mendy is the hilarious embodiment of opera itself, taking every reaction to the extreme, pronouncing every feeling with fortissimo emotion.
And The Washington Examiner:Mendy is a total contrast to Stephen, a flamboyant, larger-than-life character who is, in his own words, "too much for most people." Mendy is an opera fanatic who sees life through the lens of operatic performance: Everything is measured against his own opinions of great arias and astonishing divas, primarily the Greek/American singer Maria Callas. Glover's Mendy is the hilarious embodiment of opera itself, taking every reaction to the extreme, pronouncing every feeling with fortissimo emotion.