Word: dictions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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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...
...gone to school in Toronto, that he was half-Chinese, and that this one man, raised to a god-like status by his admirers and publicists, was an interesting and intelligent human being. I most remember that the sound of his voice was effortlessly projected and his diction was surprisingly formal (far from the barbarisms of Bill...
Through understated diction and humor, Eighner creates a narrative that is both instructive and engaging. His experiences and observations remain uniquely his own, yet provide relevant commentary on one of the country's most urgent concerns. The personal perspective breaks down's looming social issue into the problems of individuals, giving a voice and face to what might otherwise be just another statistic...