This is a wonderful, whimsical, way fun, very good play. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is anything but, and it has all that a children’s show should have: humor, heart, and wise words.Īs Alexander’s mother (Sally Horton) reminds him, bad days end. The Ensemble is an energizing force that brings in the fun. Montgomery, who carries the show as its title character, is a charming Alexander. And Westbrook is pitch perfect.Īlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day And yet, the best number is still “Shoes,” which is a slick, smooth ode to (you guessed it) footwear in which Westbrook and the Ensemble show off some fancy footwork.
Here the show comes alive with brilliant animal puppets, parading across stage and moving in synch as an animal menagerie should while Alexander sings “Australia.” It’s beautiful. The cast of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at Adventure Theatre MTC (Photo: Michael Horan)īut, it’s Paul’s rejection of Alexander that causes him to dream of a whole different life. Audrey is not, showing on her face a special kind of horror reserved for children unconcerned with social etiquette. His dance moves and musical prowess are abhorrent. Linda Bard, as classmate Audrey, duets “Mother Doesn’t Want a Dog” with Alexander. But music time is the best time (for us). And the actors come out swinging-expressive and funny at every turn.Īlexander, after having a tough time getting off to school, finds himself in class getting the raw end of every activity, from his drawing of an invisible castle to his desert-less lunch. Opening with the light-hearted “If I Were In-Charge”-sung by actors wearing onesies-the stage version of Alexander kicks off with a lively tone, heightened by lovely scenery, like something out of a pop-up book. Linda Bard as Audrey and Christian Montgomery as Alexander in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at Adventure Theatre MTC (Photo: Bruce Douglas) But all that befalls Alexander provides belly laughs of the best kind for the audience. And, ugly, awful white shoes sold by a skeezy salesman (Daniel Westbrook).
A really bad duet followed by rejection from his best friend, Paul (Tiziano D’Affuso). A bit of older brother bullying from Nick (Sylvern Groomes Jr.) and Anthony (Sophie Schulman). Alexander (Christian Montgomery) wakes up one morning to gum in his hair. Of course, we all know the premise of Judith Viorst’s 1972 children’s classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day -and if not, it’s right there in the title. Adventure Theatre MTC’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a laugh-out-loud journey through the worst calamities of childhood, and appealing to kids and adults alike.
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