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Granted, mounting “Carousel” is a challenge in any cirumstances, since the Rodgers and Hammerstein book, “Carousel,” is written at a third-grade reading level. In fact, by my count, there were only five words over two syllables; and lyrics like “this was a real nice clambake, and we all had a real nice time!” can grate even on ears that prefer minimalism...
Furthermore, the performances in “Carousel” run the gamut from forgettable to very solid. Evan D. Siegel ’07 as the male lead, the cocky carousel barker Billy Bigelow, lopes about the stage with a plausible bravado and carries his tunes well enough; Siegel is genuinely striking in his “Soliloquy” at the end of Act I, though his character’s development from immaturity to emotional earnestness comes off as a little forced. The chemistry between Siegel and his love interest, the long-suffering Julie Jordan (Jennifer...
Friday, April 8 through Saturday, April 16. Carousel, directed by Matt Weinstock, music directed by Mark Musico, and produced by Geoff Johnston and Megan Low. Loeb Drama Center. Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday 7:30 p.m. Prices vary, some discounts available. Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office...
...majority of students, on the other hand, matched Prince’s penchant for the comic with their own interpretations of numbers from lighter shows such as She Loves Me and Carousel. Karlin sang a particularly effervescent aria on the joys of vanilla ice cream and the tribulations of love, while other performers continually had the audience chuckling over pre-teen melodrama and starry-eyed romance, even as they marveled over performers’ vocal power...
DIED. JOHN RAITT, 88, Broadway baritone; of complications from pneumonia; in Los Angeles. To a later generation, he was known as the father of pop-blues singer Bonnie Raitt, but he became an instant star back in 1945 as Billy Bigelow, the antihero of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel (their showstopping 7-min.-long Soliloquy was written for him). Raitt also starred in Broadway's Carnival in Flanders and the 1954 hit The Pajama Game...