The Living Room

Review | 'Love Song' at the Living Room

By ROBERT TRUSSELL
The Kansas City Star

Charm and acerbic humor rarely coexist as comfortably as they do in John Kolvenbach's "Love Song," an eccentric, clever and oddly sentimental two-act play that offers a unique take on mental illness.

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Moses is a highly effective as Beane — by turns convincingly manic and intensely taciturn — while Sneary and Journagan play off each other with an acute sense of comic timing and infectious good humor.

But Queen is a most pleasant surprise. Well known for her high-camp turns in Ron Megee productions, Queen is rarely asked to do "serious" acting. But that's what she does in this show and the results are impressive. Queen finds a way to be menacing, aggressive, vulnerable, charming and funny all in one package.

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