Margery Beddow quoted in Playbill about Fosse Choreography
Margery Beddow is thrilled to have been included in Robert Simonson's article "Beyonce and Beyond". Please visit Margery's Blog HERE to read excerpts from the article, watch Bob Fosse's original choreography for Gewn Verdon in Mexican Breakfast and also an interesting compilation of dancing styles to the tune of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" with Gwen Verdon on "The Ed Sullivan Show", Shirley Maclaine in "Sweet Charity" and of course, Beyonce.
Johnny On A Spot - The New Yorker
The Peccadillo Theatre, under the direction of Dan Wackerman, is known for burnishing forgotten gems. “Johnny on a Spot” would seem to be well within their area of expertise, but in this case, the production never really comes off. In spite of a brilliant comic turn by Margery Beddow, as a Southern cathouse madam...SOURCE: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/theatre/2008/09/29/080929goth_GOAT_theatre?currentPage=2
"Johnny On A Spot" Reviews
"Wackerman's swift and snappy production looks splendid... with Margery Beddow (Gwen Verdon's understudy in Redhead) as a sweet and silly madam."
- Michael Dale, BroadwayWorld
http://www.broadwayworld.com/blogs/viewblog.cfm?blogid=2200
"Any play that includes the cry "Politics isn't woman's business!" is certainly of the moment. The production is from the estimable Peccadillo Theater Company... and this aggressively physical farce has enough spin to make you dizzy. The crazy comedic style demanded by the proceedings is best caught in the performances of especially Margery Beddow — her ever-loving Pearl is indeed a small gem."
- Karl Levett, Backstage
http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/nyc/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003847113
"...the perfect comedy for an election year..."
- Andy Propst, TheatreMania
http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/15195
"The screwball comedy at its slapstick best...The cast's performances range from good to excellent, demonstrating the precision line-delivery, fearless goofiness, and over-the-top physicality needed to make screwball comedy work."
- Joseph Pisano, EDGE
http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=theatre&sc2=reviews&sc3=performance&id=79096
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=theatre&sc2=reviews&sc3=performance&id=79096
