Those who attended the Varsity Show’s West End Preview got a taste of what the vivacious cast has in store for the 119th installment of one of Columbia’s most beloved traditions. The cast performed twice the evening of Feb. 19 at Havana Central.
The night’s schmaltzy opening number paid homage to Columbia and to Broadway’s vaudeville roots, setting the satirical tone for V119’s over-the-top antics. What followed were scenes that riffed on everything from housing to Hostess cakes (Twinkies) to Professor Emlyn Hughes, with Barnard and PrezBo jokes thrown in intermittently for good measure.
