Detroit Strip Clubs: ‘Act Your Wage’ pays out no dividends
January 13, 2010 at 9:24 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsMoreover, Ritz’s journey from Comerica Park to Costco, a strip club and a seedy Italian restaurant provides little humility or growth for the character – and only a moderate dose of imaginative, if slightly unusual, humor for the audience. Jokes about managing the Detroit Lions as a job even an out-of-touch auto executive couldn’t botch feel inherently tired, and worse still, the production fails to deliver anything resembling the “positive message of hope and change” promised in promotional materials. After all, is there really anything inspiring about a failed executive running for political office in a town he freely admits his former company has already ruined?
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But that said, there are a few good models in “Act Your Wage’s” line. Shreeman’s performance as Ritz is solid and credible, despite the generally weak script. Jamaal Hines, who appeared as Kwame Kilpatrick in both recent “Kwame A River” productions, likewise delivers fine acting as Bill/Billy Mays, and performs with a natural musicality that even this type of light-weight music can’t hide. Sharon Brooks’ turn as Candy, a stripper, is a delight – yielding the work’s funniest character and sharpest dialogue.
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