Nancy Drew comedy takes center stage

KATHERINE BRACHELLI ASST.NEWS EDITOR

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Cabrini College’s Red Cloud Coffee House, located in Grace Hall, has paint, paint brushes, pages of musical lyrics and various set pieces strewn from one end to the other in preparation for the upcoming musical, “Trixie True Teen Detective.”

Kelly Hamilton’s musical, “Trixie True Teen Detective,” which spoofs the Nancy Drew book series, will be presented by Cabrini College’s theater on March 31.

NealNewman, the director of theatre, said, “This play is a very scathing satire for juvenile fiction. It has cutting humor that I think many people would enjoy.”

The musical “Trixie True Teen

Detective” is set during World War II and is based around the character,Trixie, who is able to solve crimes that baffle the FBI. The bulk of the show then becomes “The Mystery of the Tapping Shoes,” in which Trixie is called on by the FBI to break a Nazi spy ring.

Newman said that everyone is hard at work to make sure that the show is ready for its debut. Newman said that Jody Haggerdy, the choreographer of the show, has been hard at work, and viewers can expect to see a lot of dancing by the actors and actresses. Also, Adam Smith, a professor of fine arts, and several other volunteers have stepped forward to work on creating the sets for “Trixie True Teen Detective.”

In addition, Newman said that several cast members and guests are planning to record a CD based offof the show, and they hope to have it done for international release by Septemeber.

The show will run March 31 and April 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. in the Grace Hall theater.Admission for students is free with their Cabrini ID and any additional viewers can purchase a ticket for $10 at the door. For further information call 610-902-8510.

Newman said, “Those who don’t want to see a cream puff show should come see “Trixie True Teen Detective.”

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LAURA VAN DE PETTE NEWS EDITOR LCV722@CABRINI EDU

If you are looking for predictable romance, look no further than the aptly titled, “Failure to Launch,” playing in theaters now.

Matthew McConaughey returns to his favorite movie genre, and in this film, he plays Tripp, a 35-year-old yacht salesman, outdoor-adventurer and typical playboy who has avoided responsibility his whole life and thus still lives with his frustrated parents. They will do anything to see him settle down with a girl and move out, so his parents hire a professional, Paula, played by Sarah Jessica Parker,to seduce their son just enough to move out of the house. But as expected, the predictable story unfolds with Paula falling in love with Tripp and him feeling betrayed when he finds out his parents hired her But of course, “Failure to Launch” stays true to its romantic-comedy, oh-so-predictable roots and the two stumble to a happy ending.

William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said, “Somehow the screwball concoction does not jell. The stars are pleasant but unexciting, the goofy ensemble has a few moments of hilarity but never catches fire, the laughs are very scattered and the film’stitle is a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

“Failure to Launch” was pretty much just that. The movie’s characters were not exciting or surprising, and the laughs were so few and far between that this film should simply be called a romantic failure.

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