High Society
HIGH SOCIETY opened on Broadway in 1998, and the musical is based on Philip Barry's 1939 stage comedy, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, and the 1956 movie musical, HIGH SOCIETY. The book for the stage musical was written by Arthus Kopit and the music and lyrics are by Cole Porter with additional lyrics by Susan Birkenhead. The musical tells the story of Tracy Lord, a flighty socialite, who is about to marry George, a lackluster executive of the Lord family. However, Tracy's wedding weekend is interrupted when Dexter Haven, Tracy's ex-husband, returns, and a pair of snooping reporters appear in order to write an expose on Tracy's wedding. The score is rich with Cole Porter tunes such as "True Love," "Let's Misbehave" and "You're Sensational;" and the performances are elegant and delightful.
Lexi appeared as Dinah in The Walnut Theatre' production of High Society in the Fall of 2015. |
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REVIEWS"Salvation is at hand. Alexis Gwynn finds the right combination of brattiness, tomboy directness, and inquisitiveness as the irrepressibly precocious Dinah. Gwynn is funny and clear in her part, establishing Dinah as a character we will look forward to seeing, mainly because she cuts holes in anyone’s pretensions, particularly Tracy’s, amusingly provides the exposition she’s assigned, and asks the questions the audience wants to know while remaining totally authentic as an early teenager and petulant younger sister."
- NealsPaper.com "Much to the credit of this piece is the stellar talent... Alexis Gwynn plays Dinah, the precocious, scheming younger sister who knows far more than she should." – PBEntertainmentInc.com "Gwynn is excellent in this role, as the younger sister who schemes and speaks her mind. The dynamic between Schaefer and Gwynn is remarkable, and their scenes have a warmth that easily conveys their sibling-like relationship." - Kelli Curtin, Broadway World “Alexis (Lexi) Gwynn played the bride's kid sister and deftly flung her laugh lines – she has many in the glib script – for all they're worth ... - Newsworks, Shapiro on Theatre "Lexi has poise and panache" -DC Metro Theatrearts.com "(Lexi) does a terrific job ..." TalkinBroadway.com |
