‘Peggy Judy Show’ Ready for Vegas
At the Hudson BackStage, Miss Peggy Judy is a performance artist who’s lost her way. Or at least that’s how this reviewer sees Molly Brandenburg’s camp imitation of a 1960s pop star trying to mount a pathetic comeback via cable access television “in beautiful Laughlin, Nev.”
Miss Peggy Judy’s ex-husband makes a surprise appearance (an appropriately swarmy Daniel Lishner), a series of ludicrous dances backdrop her tacky numbers (“Cherokee Nation,” “Light My Fire”), and there are commercial breaks for the sponsor (“Krapft Cheese Whus--it was cheese”). It’s all performed at breakneck speed, and the singing is professional. But “The Peggy Judy Show” is dangerously close to self-parody. What we see is what we get: a tired, predictable Vegas lounge act.
* “The Peggy Judy Show,” The Hudson BackStage, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Fridays-Saturdays, 10:30 p.m. Ends Dec. 18. $12.99. (213) 660-8587. Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes.
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