Disney’s Wonderful World of Colorwas a staple Sunday night television program on NBC from 1960 to 1969. I got to hand it to theArgyle Theatrefor providing the same carousel of color, but this time it was live on their stage.Disney’s Descendants: The Musicalis just one more of their vivid productions.
The show begins where Beauty and the Beast ends. Belle and Beast are married now and have founded the United States of Auradon, a thriving new nation from the surrounding kingdoms. Banished are the bad guys and their children to the Isle of the Lost, an island hovel surrounded by a barrier where magic is suspended, trapping all the villains there for good.
Twenty years later, their son Ben, who will soon be crowned king, announces that his first proclamation is to give four selected children from the Isle of the Lost a chance to live in Auradon, far from their villainous parents, despite his father’s protests.
He chooses Carlos, son of Cruella de Vil; Jay, son of Jafar; Evie, daughter of the Evil Queen; and Mal, daughter of Maleficent. When Maleficent gets wind of this, she secretly instructs the four of them to steal the fairy godmother’s magic wand, so that she can release the barrier and be able to take over Auradon.
Traveling to Auradon Preparatory School, the core four meet Ben and his girlfriend Audrey, the daughter of Princess Aurora. They also meet the Fairy Godmother, the school’s headmistress. Evie uses her mother’s pocket-sized compact magic mirror to locate the wand in a nearby museum, and Mal uses her mother’s spinning wheel from the museum to put a security guard to sleep, but they fail to recover the wand because a barrier blocks it and sets off a siren.
From there, the glowing excitement begins!
The Argyle Theatre kicks off this incredibly vibrant play with an explosion featuring a brightly colored set and a double dose of visual overload, blending song and dance with the above.
Not just a children’s play, and I must admit, this presentation will keep all members of the family interested. If you are a fan of robust dancing, you are in for a real treat.
At times, the performance extended beyond the stage, pairing brisk, energizing music with captivating choreography that had you stirring in
your seat, while performers moved through the aisles, bringing the experience even closer to the audience.
Source: Fire Island News & Great South Bay News
