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| Norma Donaldson, Benay Venuta, Helen Blount, Judy MacMurdo, Paula Cinko. |
A QUARTER FOR THE LADIES ROOM [Musical Revue/Women] LY: Ruch Batchelor; M: John Clifton and Arthur Siegel; D: Darwin Knight; S: David R. Ballou; C: Miles White; L: Lee Lawson; P: Phillip R. Productions; T: Village Gate (OB); 11/12/72 (1)
If the title of this revue doesn't immediately come to mind, that may be because it was flushed away after only a single performance. Done in a cabaret ambience with the audience seated at small cocktail tables before a tiny stage, A Quarter for the Ladies Room presented five archetypal women in an intimate performance set in a ladies room lounge.
There was the sweet-as-pie Angel (Pauline Cinko), the attractive Mistress (Judy MacMurdo), the Black and sexy Harlot (Norma Donaldson), and the aging Wife (Benay Venuta). Helen Blount was the patient Attendant. Each unloaded her problems with men in song (there was no dialogue), but the music and lyrics, while not awful, were neither diverting nor interesting. It was well enough performed, but essentially bland. "I wouldn't give you a nickel for it," growled Mel Gussow.
Among the song titles were "First Quarter," "Turn Around," "Talk about the Men," "My Lover and His Wife," "Why Don't I Leave Him?," and "The Last Quarter."
Note: apologies for this entry being placed after the "R" postings instead of before them.
