{"id":88380,"date":"2026-03-05T12:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/?p=88380"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:08:04","slug":"theater-news-clue-brings-physical-and-slapstick-comedy-to-cerritos-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/do\/theater-news-clue-brings-physical-and-slapstick-comedy-to-cerritos-center","title":{"rendered":"Theater News: \u2018Clue\u2019 brings physical and slapstick comedy to Cerritos Center\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to Theater News, a regular column by longtime reviewer Anita W. Harris. Look for it most Thursdays. Or\u00a0sign up<\/a>\u00a0for our Eat. See. Do. newsletter to get it in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may have enjoyed playing the Hasbro board game \u201cClue\u201d when you were young \u2014 using cards and pieces to figure out who murdered, in what room and with what object. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Was it Col. Mustard in the billiard room with a lead pipe? Or Miss Scarlet in the library with a candlestick?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you can experience \u201cClue\u201d live on stage at the Cerritos Center for Performing Arts from March 11 to 13. Written by Sandy Rustin, Hunter Foster and Eric Price, with music by Michael Holland, this fast-paced play is based on Jonathan Lynn\u2019s 1985 film \u2014 only better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The theater describes the play, directed by Casey Hushion, as a \u201chilarious murder-mystery comedy [that] leaves audiences dying of laughter and keeps all guessing until the final twist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A wealthy but mysterious Mr. Boddy has invited (or rather, blackmailed) Mustard, Scarlet, Prof. Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green and Mrs. Peacock to come to his mansion for dinner, only to turn up dead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the help of British butler Wadsworth and French maid Yvette, the guests must figure out who killed him before police arrive, and before any of them is also murdered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ensemble cast of “Clue,” performing at Cerritos Center March 11-13. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Frantic sleuthing and mayhem ensue, including a lot<\/em> of running around the stage, evading, spying and exclaiming in coordinated action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoie Tannous, who plays maid Yvette, told the Long Beach Post that all of that movement is physically demanding for the actors, requiring off-stage maintenance that includes physical therapy and yoga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as a Los Angeles native, Tannous is excited to be performing close to home after traveling the country with the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrowing up, I would watch [the film] \u2018Clue\u2019 with my brother on any rainy day,\u201d Tannous said. \u201cWe loved to quote Madeline Kahn\u2019s line in the film \u2014 \u2018flames on the side of my face\u2019 \u2014 anytime someone was a little upset.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ensemble cast of “Clue,” performing at Cerritos Center March 11-13. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tannous said she\u2019d have been happy to even get a callback after auditioning for the part, so to now travel with the show every day is a \u201cdream come true.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe most fun part for me is to feel how Yvette uses her body for power and for play,\u201d she said of her sexy character, who may or may not be as innocent as she appears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides focusing on their own role, each cast member must also respond to others on stage as an ensemble, Tannous said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe react to each other\u2019s energy, and it\u2019s exciting to see slight changes in body mannerisms based on subtle changes in physicality,\u201d she said. \u201cIt keeps every day feeling fresh.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training for the rigorous show involved \u201cplaying with physicality\u201d during cast rehearsals, Tannous added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe reminisce about our \u2018bit graveyard\u2019 \u2014 physical moments we tried out that didn\u2019t end up in our show,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tannous invited Long Beach audiences to see the show to \u201claugh all night and be kept on your toes in our high-energy, slapstick murder-mystery.\u201d \u201cClue\u201d runs March 11 to 13 at the Cerritos Center for Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Dr., Cerritos, with shows Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Friday at 8 p.m. For tickets and information, call the box office at 562-916-8500 or visit <\/em>CerritosCenter.com<\/em><\/a>. Run time is 90 minutes with no intermission.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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