Escape to Margaritaville by Way of St. Louis

Tammy (Shelly Lynn Walsh) from Cincinnati is about to get married to Chadd (Noah Bridgestock)--yes, with two ds, and yes, you should hate him already--so she's taking one last vacation with her gal pal Rachel (Sarah Hinrichsen), a career-minded scientist trying to secure funding for a new potato-based energy source, to Margaritaville. Located on a volcanic island in the Caribbean, they arrive at their hotel and quickly catch the eyes of Tully Mars (Chris Clark), a singer and guitar player in the hotel bar, and his buddy Brick (Peter Michael Jordan), the bartender. They also encounter J.D. (Patrick Cogan) a local beach bum with a knack for losing things and Marley (Rachel Lyn Fobbs), the hotel manager. Flirting ensues, familiar songs are song, love is lost and found in various ways. 

 

The leads are excellent. Clark and Hinrichsen have good chemistry on stage and sounded terrific together singing "A Pirate Looks at 40." Clark and Jordan performed an excellent and heartfelt rendition of "He Went to Paris." Walsh was triumphant with "Cheeseburger in Paradise." Jordan absolutely killed it with a surprising tap dance number--he reminded me of James Corden in a way. Cogan led the audience into everyone's favorite Buffett song and probably didn't need to say more than, "Nibblin' on sponge cake" and let the audience take over from there.