Word: beseeches
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...President's speech had all the trappings of a major offensive, but in fact he was fighting a rearguard defense. When Ronald Reagan took to the airwaves last week to beseech the nation to continue backing his massive defense buildup, the rumbles of discord threatened to drown out his ardent pleas and shift the public attention from funding the Pentagon to reforming...
...pointed indication that the group dynamic simply isn't there. Frettra Miller as Jesus leads a stirring "Save the People," while Ann Henry adds power and fullness to a vibrant "Bless the Lord." Ty Warren is notable among the singers, as is freshman Steve Lyne whose lead in "We Beseech Thee," where the cast finally does come together, makes the song one of the strongest numbers in the show. Nick Weir, Margery Trumble, and senior David Schanzer (appearing in his first Harvard production) deserve kudos for sharp comic timing and expression...
...initial tensions fail to build, and Tremblay doesn't deepen his characterizations. Serge's sisters just eat, drink, cry, and beseech Serge more and more: help me, be near me, move in with me. The stasis is partly Tremblay's way of showing how rutted the family is; Serge recognizes the pattern and shouts to Lucienne "How many times have we been through this routine...
...star quality as Jesus in the musical Godspell, although his singing voice is sweet and true, his movement is crisp, and his line readings are intelligent. The rest of the ensemble has a more spontaneous energy, and one player, Neil Foster, almost explodes in the up-tempo We Beseech Thee. The slight plot and Stephen Schwartz's exuberant score, which in the 1971 premiere seemed purely a product of flower power, hold up surprisingly well: the youths who eventually join up with Jesus have been reconceived by Director Gregory Peterson as 1980s punk rockers with spiky hair, stiletto heels...
...Lord, our Heavenly Father, the high and mighty ruler of the Universe, Who dost from Thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; most heartily we beseech Thee, with Thy favor to behold and bless Thy servant, Franklin, chosen to be the President of the United States...