Victor Victoria victorious!

malibutimes.com – By Michael Aushenker – Special to The Malibu Times

Call it “the androgyny and the ecstasy,” Blake Edwards’ ribald comedy-musical “Victor Victoria” has come to town.

In recent history, Malibu Stage Company has opened one solid production after another. With “Victor Victoria,” MSC doubles up on budget and ambitions, and, as the show’s title implies, lets loose with gender-bending situations, as well as the rapid-fire double entendres (song lyricists Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn add to the musical’s lusty, libidinous lines).