Word: cast
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...cast, as well, is small, with several actors playing multiple roles. Most notable among the student actors are Knapp and Sack as Anne and Maurice respectively. As Halder's lover, Anne tackles some of the plays most contrived lines--"if we are good to those around us...what more?"--without sinking heavily into melodrama. Sack enjoys perhaps one of the most promising roles as Halder's Jewish friend and gives us a sympathetic and powerful performance that lives up to the character's brilliance...
...cast does a good job of trying to deal with the pit's rhythm issues, but the dancing--quite the centerpiece of such a musical--leaves a little to be desired in the area of refinement. Choreographer Colleen Gargan '02, with the exception of a few slightly awkward moments, has done an excellent job putting together a program that fits well with Porter's show, showcasing the rambunctious fun of Anything Goes. So excellent a job, in fact, that it is a little too ambitious for the cast. Anything Goes should be a thrill to dance, but with a cast...
...Anything Goes is a great show. And it was meant to be enjoyed by everyday people. If the cast and maybe even the orchestra would relax just a little and have fun with it, this show would be great. While this performance is made, well, mediocre by problems of musical and dance refinement, it's worth seeing. If you've never seen the show, go. And if you have, well, it's your choice, but Anything Goes is a great masterpiece, entertaining in any staging, and certain performances within this production definitely merit attention...
...situation grows only worse when the star cast members forget their lines: the wealthy start dressing down, as a sport. Has the image of Jackie Onassis (Our Lady of the Dark Sunglasses) been removed from the canonical cathedral of American fashion only to be permanently replaced with the image of Rosie O'Donnell (Our Lady of the KMart)? May we forgive Agins her generalizations, as we forgive ourselves our errant tastes. And remind her that if she considers fashion to be art, she must allow it to transform. It seems that because the couture pieces don't sell so much...
Death, policy violations cast shadow on MIT fraternities...