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...GENTLEMEN...
Anonymity would be death to the heavenly creatures on parade in PARIS IS BURNING, Jennie Livingston's thrilling documentary. They are the gentlemen of the Harlem drag balls. They wear frocks to die for; they vogue on the floor like Madonna dancers. A few have passed beyond show biz. A frail baby-voiced blond named Venus Xtravaganza says, "I wanna be a rich, pampered white woman," as she curls up in a tacky bedroom furnished only by her dreams...
Meanwhile, Julia disguises herself as a servant boy and visits Proteus. When she discovers that Proteus is pursuing Silvia, she intervenes, telling Silvia that he has another lover in Verona. Silvia and Valentine are reunited, as are Proteus and Julia. The Two Gentlemen of Verona concludes with a standard, though convoluted, happy ending...
This production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona makes an effort to cast Asian-American actors, and six of the ten performers in the play are Asian-Americans. In any event, the interpretation does not appear to be affected by the race of the players. Wu's decision may have been calculated simply to increase the number of minority actors...
...Gentlemen of Verona, edited by Wu to a manageable hour and one half, is saved by fine direction and an excellent cast. It is neither Shakespeare's best, funniest nor most profound play, and it is very predictable. But this production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona highlights those moments which are worth seeing...