Learn ‘How to Handle a Woman’ and listen to some good music
Like any good cabaret, “How to Handle a Woman” is a little bit naughty, full of great music and has way more than its fair share of attitude.
The billing for the show says it all: “For lovers, cheaters, husbands, wives, artists, poets, bohemians, novices, and anyone who’s ever loved, lost, laughed, screamed … and gotten even.”
The show, produced and directed by Julianne Crofts Palma, features an ensemble cast of one man and about nine women, as well as jazz, blues and traditional cabaret musical numbers. Most of the actors are from the South Valley.
“The show is modeled after traditional cabaret in that there really isn’t a storyline,” said Gilroy resident Sandra Marlowe, one of the performers. “It’s more like artists coming together and poking fun at political and social situations. It’s more vignettes and scenes and songs about women. The show is from a women’s perspective about how we see the world.”
Though the show has some poignant moments, most are funny or sarcastic, Marlowe said, and features “some romping dance numbers.”
The show is for audiences aged 21 and older because of adult content.
“A lot of people have asked me why the show is for 21 and over, and one of the main reasons is that this community is ready for more sophisticated entertainment,” Marlowe said.
Billing for the show also promises audience members will see a musical revue “steamily reminiscent of the turn-of-the-century Paris cabarets” and, of course, learn the secret of how to handle a woman.
