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Iolanthe, like most Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, is a cheerfully silly piece about love with a healthy dash of British political satire. In this case, the law is the target, but it is powerless before love. The fairy Iolanthe (Celia R. Maccoby ’07), pardoned after a twenty-five-year banishment from fairyland for the crime of marrying a mortal, has a half-fairy (the upper half) son, named Strephon (Michael Moss ’03). Strephon is in love with Phyllis (Lisa D. Lareau ’06), who, as an orphan, has been entrusted...
Fortunately, the acting and singing pull the production through. Though a few cast members could work on their projection, and the lyrics become muddied when the male and female choruses sing simultaneously, the words are surprisingly comprehensible for a fast-paced Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The acting is excellent. Karlin, as the Fairy Queen, alternates between Queen-of-Hearts-like condemning her subjects to “DEATH!” for courting mortals and shamelessly swooning over the mortal Private Willis (Marcus L. Wang ’04), who was passably but inexplicably portrayed as an American. Spitzer...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players are putting on Iolanthe, this season’s offering of Gilbert and Sullivan zany operatic musing. The operetta follows the story of a band of fairies, residents of Fairyland, who attempt to reunite the half-fairy, half-mortal son of Iolanthe with his true love. Tickets: Evenings $12/$10 regular, $8/$6 students and seniors; Matinees $10/$8 regular, $6/$4 students and seniors. Through Saturday, April 17. Agassiz Theater...
...done in a different genre and features a different central couple. On The Run, the thriller of the series stars Belvaux, the director, as Bruno, who has just broken out of jail. Bruno desperately desires revenge and an opportunity to spread his political gospel, but has to avoid Gilbert Melki, who has a Javert like obsession with tracking down Bruno. The Trilogy makes for interesting viewing, particularly for those who have wondered what main characters would look like from another point of view. Through Thursday, April 15. 5:30, 7:30 and 9:50 p.m., with addl. 2:40 showing...
...Gilbert described Wegner’s research as an “elegant and potentially important study that extends his groundbreaking research on the consequences of thought suppression and mental control into the world of dreams...