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Student input on every faculty and administrative committee with jurie-diction over issues affecting student life
...performance steals the show, no doubt about it. Lucky Archie, thankfully unkilted, gets some juicy background to play on. He is a bitter bastard son, his possible fathers narrowed down to three. The material may be good, but it is Roth's control of cold eye and practiced diction which earn him the respect of the audience...
Leads Laurie Ann McGowan (who will alternate performances with Alexis Zeiff Martin) as Mimi and Frank Ragsdale as Rodolfo are warm if low-key lovers. Vocal prowess combined with comfortable English diction compensate for somewhat subdued interaction on both parts. (Those who saw "La Traviata" last year can't help but feel a pang of deja vu as McGowan lies dying of tuberculosis in the fourth act with Ragsdale clasping her palm...
...orchestra, under the direction of Sarah Hicks's no-nonsense baton, weaves an intricate textural web that gives expressive if not always driving support to the singers. The balance between pit and stage in particular, combined with good diction on the part of the cast, make for clear and powerful presentation. Set and costumes both attest to the decisive victory of ingenuity over budget, creating the necessary verisimilitude. The exception to this is Benaim's particularly attention-getting wig that is as expressive...
Levitt as Phillip Lovejoy gives the most intriguing performance of the evening. When Phillip is in control, he commands the undivided attention of the audience through his feline motions, tantalizingly deliberate diction, and tense pacing. Perhaps the weakest link in the cast is J.P. Anderson's portrayal of John, the love struck architect who wanders into this muddle of familial relationships. Anderson is tentative and unable to hold the stage beside Levitt or Wohl; he is capable of handling the romantic parts of the role but not the tenser moments. Yet Anderson is stronger in the scenes with Krohn...