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Directed by Adam Fratto...
COMPOSER Andrew Lloyd Webber has a knack for turning the most unlikely subjects into inexplicably successful rock/pop operas. Jesus Christ, T.S. Eliot's cats, roller-skating trains, the Phantom of the Opera. And Argentine actress/first lady Eva Peron. Adam Fratto, who directed last year's Lowell House opera, bucks convention by having a rock ensemble, instead of the traditional string orchestra, play the rock-inspired score. Why has no one thought of this before...
Directed by Adam Fratto...
Director Adam Fratto and Musical Director Alan Gilbert stick to a sweet and sentimental favorite in Otto Nicolai's Wives, adapted from Shakespeare's play of the same name. Shakespeare's convoluted but charming plot guarantees a laugh at least every seven minutes (five minutes if you laugh in between the ridiculously long set changes...
...Fratto says he also found that the show's large size forced him to combine his creative talents with others, which is a new experience for him. "This show is the first large scale production that I've done, and it was interesting being involved in the give-and-take between me and the musical director," he says...