Word: caste
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...action film taught with suspense, The Siege has also raised the ire of Arab-American groups fuming at yet another portrayal of Arabs as crazed religious zealots and bombers. The Siege has many shortfalls, including two-dimensional characters. The Siege has its thrills and suspenses, and its big name cast shouldn't fail to lure the crowds, but don't expect much more than a typical action flick with the twist of modern day relevance. Keith D. DesRochers
...reminiscent of Macbeth--a crossing of the paths" which makes use of the Neapolitan scale that followed Allanbrook Sr. home from the Santo Carlo Operas. Egan, who spent the summer working at the Santa Fe Opera with Jonathan Miller, will be stage directing the preformance, and his hand-picked cast promises a great show...
...choreography and singing presents quite a challenge in the limited space. Yet director Joseph Gfaller '01 has been bold enough to attempt Sondheim in Harvard's little black box, and he manages to put on a great show. The opening scene of A Little Night Music, in which the cast dances a long, impressive waltz, sets the tone for the rest of the show. While the number is far from tragic, the eerie lighting and solemnity suggest the darker side of the play to come...
...performers are well cast, particularly Count Malcolm (Demian Ordway '99), one of Desiree's cocky young lovers who has "a brain the size of a pea." Playing Malcolm's wife Charlotte, Hallie Baal '99 stands out among the cast. She combines her strong, powerful voice with a memorable performance. When, for example, Malcolm sends Charlotte to tell Anne of Frederik's adultery, Baal evokes real sympathy from the audience as a woman caught between loving her husband and hating his infidelity. When the action moves to Leonora's country villa, Baal's poignant misery continues to stand...
...Little Night Music presents a host of difficult musical numbers. The cast manages most of the solos well, but several of the multi-part songs are unbalanced and difficult to follow. The two- and three-part numbers work better when the entire cast is is involved and can sustain a consistent volume. Every character has at least one difficult solo, so the entire production demands an enormous amount of energy from the cast...