SimiValleyAcorn.com – Play review – By Cary Ginell
“Ruthless! The Musical,” playing through July 13 at Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, is a no-holds-barred, offbeat satire of a multitude of familiar films and Broadway musicals. Written by Joal Paley and featuring a score by Marvin Laird, the show made its debut Off-Broadway in 1992 and has since attracted a cult following in its many regional theater incarnations.
The musical is attractive to theater companies partially because of its relatively low production costs. One set is used and only a handful of performers, many of whom play more than one part. In the case of the Simi Valley production, several members of the cast even worked production crew positions, including costuming and set design.