How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

GCLT have a hit on their hands with their final production for 2016.  This light hearted look at big business has a striking resemblance to recent events in the US: an outsider seeing a greater prize and does everything in his power to achieve his goal.

In this case, the man in question is J. Pierrepont  Finch (Ethan Liboiron), an ambitious young window-washer who decides to trade “looking in” on the company to heading it, in the nicest possible way.

Once inside the organization he charms the ladies and makes enemies on the other executives including the Boss’s nephew Bud Frump (Brody Seignior). Finch’s love interest is Rosemary (Cassidy Mackie) a Secretary whom he doesn’t seem to notice. Other personnel in the Company Hierarchy include the Boss, JB Biggley (Russell White), Executives Mr Bratt (Josh Lovell), Twimble/ Womper (Grant Ebeling), Secretaries  Smitty (Ruby Hunter),Miss Jones (Donna Masters) and the Boss’s latest Girlfriend Miss Hedy La Rue (Wendy Rosenbaum). 

Brady Watkins’ musical direction was a highpoint of the show along with the spectacular and effective routines of choreographers Tiahni Wilton and Erin Brummage.

My only disappointment was that the costumes didn’t capture the essence of the show.     

Roger McKenzie