'Mama' should be full-blown musical  WEST HARWICH — "Mama and
Her Boys," the new musical playing at the Harwich Junior
Theatre, often feels like a hodgepodge of other musicals. In
fact the show steals (or should I say, borrows) from a wide
variety of sources including "Mama Mia!," Guns N' Roses and even
Lady Gaga.  That's not necessarily a bad thing. I mean, "Moulin
Rouge" borrowed from scores of other sources and was, at the
very least, consistently entertaining. I think that was partly
because of the musical numbers and partly due to the ingenious
plot. (I admit I'm a sucker for stories about depressed
writers). "Mama and Her Boys" has maybe the thinnest storyline
of any musical I've ever seen which I don't fault it for as it
is a musical revue. As the Oxford Musical Encyclopedia reminds
us, a musical revue is a "topical theatrical entertainment
consisting of a series of scenes having a central theme but no
plot."   What: "Mama and Her Boys"  Where: Harwich Junior
Theatre  When: Through Sept. 30; Friday and