Review: ‘Clue: Live on Stage’ reinvigorates the 1985 movie with mindless fun

Whether you agree with the choice of punctuation in “Clue: Live on Stage!” depends to a large extent on what you think of Jonathan Lynn’s 1985 movie. I’m happy to report that the North American tour production of “Clue: Live on Stage!,” which opened on Wednesday at the Ahmanson Theatre, earns its exclamation point through the breathless exuberance of its physical comedy. “Clue: Live on Stage!” wisely doesn’t give its audience too much time to consider the fine points of the story. There’s an infectious quality to the knockabout antics in “Clue: Live on Stage!” Elaine’s Miss Scarlet is especially amusing when gliding heedlessly from room to room in the creepy old house.