Word: cabaret
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with gardenia centerpieces surround a low stage flanked by a piano trio. The audience is seated on the 'set,' establishing the intimacy of an actual jazz performance. During the production, beverages and pretzels can be ordered, and chatting is (or seems to be) acceptable--the distinction between theater and cabaret is undermined...
...CARMELA! Pan-European charmer Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) is a cabaret artiste caught in the crossfire of the Spanish Civil War. Director Carlos Saura makes all the obvious points, but Maura makes them shine like new truths...
...WORLD GOES ROUND. This cocktail of an off Broadway review tastes cynical, then sweetly sentimental, in classic Tin Pan Alley style. It honors a stellar team: composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago, The Rink, Kiss of the Spider Woman...
...song which lasts only a few minutes, the sentiments Sondheim expresses through words and melody can be quite subtle. But with careful modulation and precise diction, the cabaret cast makes almost every song accessible. In many Harvard musicals the leads sing considerably better than the supporting cast. However, in Love is in the Air each vocalist does an impressive job, though Lynda Doctoroff stands out for her clear, powerful voice and considerable acting ability. And David Eggar, the pianist, both provides skillful accompaniment and shows his own talent during the piano solos of such songs as "Being Alive...
...appropriately mournful manner, in contrast to a previous year's downright cheerful version. And Giering demonstrates her ability to distinguish between Sondheim's sensibilities and his characters'--the word "fag" is restored to its place in "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" after a previous year's cabaret had censored that song...