Viagra Falls by Joao Machado and Lou Cutell is a hilarious sitcom about being an old man performed by a great combo, two genuinely funny old men: Bernie Kopell and Cutell. Being an old man myself, I laughed at joke after joke as these two veterans, with perfect comic timing, directed with proper zip and pauses by Don Crichton, decide to invite a hooker over as a birthday present for Cutell. Enter Teresa Ganzel, who is a great comedy star- up there with Katie Finneran (the funniest woman on Broadway). Ganzel's shtick and timing, her physical and vocal responses, are amazing, and if you miss her performance, you're missing a turn by one of the great comediennes of our time.
Bob Mackie's costumes are creative and imaginatively appropriate, and his outfit for Ganzel reveals while it doesn't reveal.
Living room set by Sydney Z. Litwack and lighting by Joshua Scherr are just right. If you're looking for Important Political Theater or to be depressed by world conditions, don't go to Viagra Falls. It's nothing but laughs from start to finish, plus a tad of reality at the end. I hope someone makes a movie of this show-- it's funnier than most of today's film comedies.
