‘Review: All Shook Up

From Front Row Center Denver:

“ Joe DePietro works both sides of the musical fence.  He writes original music for shows like LOVE/PERFECT, MEMPHIS, and THE TOXIC AVENGER.  He is also gifted in writing juke box musical books that utilize the best of other composers and lyricists.  He collects the music which made someone like Frank Sinatra popular or a sampling of the music of George Gershwin and wraps a musical like NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT into a cohesive musical joy.  ALL SHOOK UP is also a compilation of the music Elvis Presley made his own in movies and albums.  (Tiny bit of trivia, however, illustrates how tough it is to get a hit every time.  His latest musical DIANA lasted only a month on Broadway and won the Razzie for that year.)  But Mr. DePietro and Ms. Begley both have a hit on their hands with this production of ALL SHOOK UP currently in residence at the PACE Center. ”