Word: belzebub
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...Nancy Abrams' rendering of the Bad Angel. Sinuously tempting and later sneering with triumph, Abrams is so much more convincing that her heavenly counterpart that it's easy to figure out why this Faustus opts for hell. Jenny Marre is enticing in several cameo roles--she plays everyone from Belzebub to a lisping, pregnant duchess--but she's a bit too pudgy as Helen of Troy...
...Devil and at every calumniation of religion seems unnecessary. But they were particularly poor when sung by chorus line behind the scenes. Once the chorus showed up on stage (now as corps de ballet) it proved more effective. The girls writhed and groaned about the feet of Lucifer, Belzebub, and Mephistopheles, rendering a vivid picture of Hell...
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