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Most enjoyable of all are a series of three magnificently overblown introductions that build up a cast of bombastic, magnetic supporting characters: Mabel, the Major-General, and the Sergeant of Police. Mabel (Bridget P. Haile ’11), Frederic??s love interest and daughter of Major-General Stanley, bursts onto the scene with a warbling, upper-register tour-de-force that—in addition to causing Frederic to visibly swoon—immediately captures Mabel’s simple-hearted desire to impress...
...gravitas that makes one of the show’s many exuberant refrains infectious: “But I’ll be true to the song I sing, and live and die a Pirate King.” The strength of the supporting cast sometimes threatens to overwhelm Frederic??s character—which Nelson, either purposefully or not, imbues with a sense of weakness—but that is, perhaps, the point. Frederic??who stubbornly holds to his idea of duty even in morally complex situations—is essentially a feeble character...
...avoid the standard staging for Pirates, but at the same time remain true to the play and its style. Most productions of Pirates have only the barest mention of a pirate ship, usually painted on a backdrop off in the distance. In this production we wanted to highlight Frederic??s complete immersion in pirate life and his sudden removal from it, so we begin with a pirate ship onstage, which is transformed into a rocky beach and a world completely foreign to Frederic as soon as the pirates leave.” With the assistance of a rotating...
Viviane’s despicability in these matters is somewhat forgivable; Frederic??s stupidity less so. At least the former is just exercising her incredible capacity for self-preservation—one that allows her to latch on to the closest plank on the country’s sinking ship, which just happens to be the over-greased, high-ranking Beaufort (Gerard Depardieu). He and Frederic are but two of the many people who have their eyes on the irresistible and infinitely manipulative actress...
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