"Adrift in Macao" struck as what it might be like had the writers of "Airplane!" penned a musical. This is a good thing. Add in the film noir setting, and you have a show tailor-made for many of my tastes. "Adrift in Macao" is my favorite type of Broadway Rose show, they have the musical-mystery down to a science. One of my favorite elements of this particular one was the lighting by Phil McBeth. Expressive lighting is essential to creating the film-noir look. In fact, it is the mood and design of the show that impressed me most. So much so, that my choice of production photo is the one I feel captures it best:
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