Who knew a little hair salon off Gause Boulevard in Slidell could be the next place for a theatrical fun fest? Five singing comediennes pull off an entertaining evening of songs and sketches in the musical revue "A... My Name is Alice" at Attractions Hair Salon through April 26.

"Alice" is near perfect escapist musical comedy. With a catchy opening number ("All Girl Band") that sets the tone: "We joined an all-girl band, now the harmony soars to the night." The five female stars are top-notch singers, and the three-piece band led by director/music director Jonne Dendinger is first-rate.

"Alice" has enjoyed popular local stagings since the 1980s, several of which were put on by Dendinger. (This theater-goer remembers her 1994 staging at long-gone Movie Pitchers.)

In Slidell, Becky Allen is in fine voice in her duet with Tara Brewer on the tender "At My Age," playing a recently widowed woman who is going on her first date, contrasting young Brewer's first date ever. She also plays the sadistic kindergarten teacher with the song "Welcome to Kindergarten, Mrs. Johnson," berating poor Dana Fatic for not being involved enough in her daughter's life. She changes tone with the slightly blue "Poems for Women Only."

Dendinger brought in Francine Finley, who co-starred in the national tour of "Smokey Joe's Cafe" to sing the showstopping "Lifelines" and the hysterical "Honeypot," where the blues singer has to come up with new, non-metaphorical lyrics about wanting "sugar in her bowl." Finley's gospel-tinged voice turns heads. Her beauty shop monologue "Ms. Mae" was one of the show's highlights.

Also belting in full force is Leslie Limberg, recently of "All Shook Up" at Le Petit. Limberg gets to show off a great range of characters, as Mindy, the romance-novel-reading secretary in "Trash," or crooning the Lucy Simon tune "I Sure Like the Boys." Fatic gets the haunting Amanda McBroom song "The Portrait" perfectly, as one of the show's only dramatic moments.

Tara Brewer's over-eager cheerleader in "Good Thing I Learned to Dance" is great, but her turn as a French impersonator in "The French Monologue/The French Song" hits all its marks.

Cutting Edge Productions has invested in high-tech LED lighting for the stage space, but could use a small platform for the players who are difficult to see when seated.

"Alice" is a bit dated (think "Golden Girls" and "Designing Women"), but you'll have such a good time you won't notice the few creaky moments.

The musical review, starring Becky Allen, Tara Brewer, Dana Fatic, Francine Finley and Leslie Limberg, and directed by Jonne Dendinger, continues Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. through April 26. No show April 12, at Attractions Hair Salon, 747 Robert Blvd. in Slidell. Tickets are $25 and include one drink. Order tickets online at Cutting Edge Productions. www.cuttingedgeproductions.org