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...surface, David Eggar's production of West Side Story has a professional feel. Matt and Mark Buchanan's set works well. The multi-story freeway bridge which stretches across the stage looks great, and such neat gimmicks as a car on cinder blocks and a working video game have been placed on the stage. The orchestra is lively, and, as conducted by Roger Neill, it versatilely slips from a waltz to a salsa...
...where Romeo and Juliet is timeless, West Side Story is dated. It is very clearly set in New York City of the 1950s amongst teenage social turmoil and a flood of new immigrants. And as a result, Eggar's modernization of the script meets with only partial success...
...cabaret cast makes almost every song accessible. In many Harvard musicals the leads sing considerably better than the supporting cast. However, in Love is in the Air each vocalist does an impressive job, though Lynda Doctoroff stands out for her clear, powerful voice and considerable acting ability. And David Eggar, the pianist, both provides skillful accompaniment and shows his own talent during the piano solos of such songs as "Being Alive...
Directed by David Eggar and Marc Spraragen...
...dearth of inspired performances is largely the fault of directors David Eggar and Marc Spraragen. The directorial analysis of the characters' fanaticism is superficial; most subtlety is abandoned for effect. Though the characters are unable to see the fanaticism in their lives, the directors have a responsibilty not only to recognize it, but to flesh it out. But in this play, there is no theatrical middle ground--if Javerbaum underplays his role, Munger and Wolkenbreit more than compensate with their overacting. Munger's portrayal of the crude misogynist, Karl, is far too simplistic; he wears a foolish leer...