Word: haase
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“Chicago” follows the story of Roxie Hart (Samantha G. Barnard ’09), a vaudeville wannabe who murders her lover after he walks out on her. Sent to jail, she quickly discovers that she can win both freedom and fame by playing off of...
As the lead, Barnard, whose sultry angelic voice shows so much promise, was one of these performers who proved disappointingly bland as an actress. Although her singing is technically perfect, her accompanying movements are stiff and artificial—an enormous contrast to her counterpart, Haas, whose acting seems so...
Hands down, Haas carries the show. An undergraduate at Emerson University majoring in Musical Theater and Directing and minoring in Dance, Haas commands the spotlight whether she is dancing, singing, or acting. Particularly memorable in her “I Can’t Do it Alone,?...
Haas is not the only performer who feels at home in her acting skin. When a cellphone in the audience burped up a loud, Latin ring in the middle of Act II, the heavily rouged, corset-clad Matron Mama Morton (Julia E. Cassis ’06) didn?...
The final dance routine—in which Haas and Barnard pair up for a classic vaudeville duet complete with bowler hats, garters, and coattails—is especially illustrative of this. During opening night, while Haas was already twirling, Barnard was a step behind, just finishing a kick.