One character reads Cosmopolitan magazine, another uses a can of hair spray, yet another takes a snapshot. The scene in which Antipholus of Ephesus argues with Dromio of Syracuse through a door is played over an intercom. Needless to say, a lot of this has nothing to do with Shakespeare, and it occasionally veers close to being a sophomoric parody. The songs are mostly amusing ditties, but a couple of them aim at full production numbers reminiscent of rock musicals of the era. The members of the Acting Company cast are clearly enjoying themselves and the performances are by and large good.
Some smaller turns are especially good.
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