Mack & Mabel - The Perennial Bridesmaid
Reviewed by Judd Hollander Watching Douglas Sills sing "Movies Were Movies", the opening number in the recent Encores! production of the 1974 Broadway musical Mack & Mabel, one can understand just how wonderful this work has the potential to be. Sadly, the show falters almost immediately as Jerry Herman's powerful score is undone by a number of issues. Including the problematic book by Michael Stewart. While'…