Celebrating the annual completion of another trip around the sun can be a bummer. Another year older, another wrinkle, blah blah. But in the Camino Real Playhouse’s latest stage production of Happy Birthday, opening tonight for a preview performance before the big gala on Saturday, there’s so much comedy chaos and madcap confusion, there’s no time to be depressed about trudging over the hill. The story stirs together scandalous plots, counter plots, adulterous affairs, mixed-up bedrooms and a sexy maid…this ain’t your typical birthday party. Enjoying this kind of craziness without having to add another tick to your own age? It’s kind of like having your (birthday) cake and eating it, too.
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