One of my first housemates in the Pines worshipped at Company's altar and while I've long since followed his lead, I also hoped that Sondheim would allow Bobby a gay identity. This gender-switched version, starring Katrina Lenk in a seriously underpowered performance, makes me hope his estate will be more accommodating. The baby step he did permit, after all--a gay couple performing "Getting Married Today"--stops the show every bit as effectively as Patti Lupone singing "The Ladies Who Lunch," even if Tony nominee Matt Doyle can't quite erase Madeline Kahn's impeccable version. Still, this rapturously received Broadway revival has a lot going for it, including some of the master's best songs, a heavenly orchestra, a set that captures the claustrophobia of aging and a divine himbo played to washboard abdominal perfection by Claybourne Elder.
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