Word: gieringer
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Directed by Jennifer Giering
Director Jennifer Giering deserves a lot of credit for A...My Name Is Alice's success. Her staging is clean and energetic. But she makes some odd casting choices. She chose to cast two men in small parts usually played by women, or neglected altogether. Matt Damon gives low-key...
These are minor quibbles. Giering has done her job: she elicits the best acting, singing, and dancing from her performers. No single element dominates the other. But the true testament to her directorial skill is the fun everyone seems to be having. Onstage fun cannot be faked and cannot be...
The the emotional level is well-sustained throughout this act by stunning performances by Giering in "In Buddy's Eyes" and by Schaeffer in "The Road You Didn't Take". But the lighter "Agony II" is a welcome break--it allows the audience a needed breather between powerful ballads. It...
The stormy "A Boy Like That" allows Giering to shine yet again. She plays a woman berated by Doctoroff's character for falling in love with a seemingly unsavory character. Giering displays a fine dramatic touch as she turns the tables, and beautifully expresses her unswerving love for the man...