by David A. Sargent Special to the Sun Journal
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The votes are in — ‘Of Thee I Sing’ is a must-see

MONMOUTH — “Of Thee I Sing,” the tuneful 1931 Gershwin musical being staged by Theater at Monmouth, proves that political absurdity is both nonpartisan and timeless.

With nonstop zingers about presidential campaign shenanigans, this show delivers pure fun from beginning to end.

Dawn McAndrews, TAM’s producing artistic director, leads an outstanding cast to a landslide victory. And today, more than 80 years after its Broadway debut, the music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin and the Pulitzer Prize-winning satire of a plot and script by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind retain a remarkably sharp edge.

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