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But look deeper and you'll find that Ballyhoo is also about the fleeting chances we have in life to find happiness. Adolph and Boo have botched their opportunities and are now consigned to living under the same roof and making each other miserable. Lala, stupid and vain though she is, has this one last chance at Ballyhoo with Peachy, and it's poignant to see the lengths Boo will go to -- even cruelty -- to make sure her only daughter doesn't miss out.
The little princess we really care about, however, is Lala's more studious cousin, Sunny Freitag. With Elizabeth Diane Wells taking over the role, the chemistry between Sunny and Joe Farkas sparks with a luminous urgency. Joe is a Brooklyn-born Jew who's aware of Hitler, aware of how far the Freitags have strayed from true Judaism, but unaware that he has landed smack in the middle of that prejudice against the "other kind" -- as a target. Tim Ross plays the romantic lead with an ardor for Sunny as intense as his fierce Jewish pride.
Rebecca Koon rounds out the cast as Sunny's mom, a good-hearted simple-minded gem of a role that I only wish Koon would deliver louder. Otherwise, she's perfection.
Rep's 1998 Ballyhoo was on par with the Broadway version, and Ballyhoo 2 is better. Like more conventional Yule classics, it rewards repeated viewing. So whether you've seen the Rep version before or not, don't hesitate.*
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