Word: loquasto
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...REST of the cast--loonies, soldiers, and even a walk-on pig--perform quite adequately, with occasional flashes of brilliance. Still the technical aspects of the production provide the real thrills of the evening. Santo Loquasto's unit set looks great and functions nicely, the costumes are imaginative and attractive, and the notion of putting both American and German trenches in the orchestra pit clicks, even if the scenes involving the doomed soldiers are mostly awkward and extraneous. There is one nice a capella number for the soldier boys, and an almost-touching dream sequence in which a temporary truce...
Even before the action starts at Manhattan's Ethel Barrymore Theater, Santo Loquasto's setting begins to tell the story. It depicts a junk shop, a clutter of old furniture, toys and appliances that poignantly reflect the battered, grimy souls who cast them...
...instant she saw the faces of the four veteran United States Auto Club drivers who had judged her in the U.S.A.C. 20-lap "rookie test" last Monday afternoon, Janet Guthrie feared the worst. Solemn, with eyes that avoided hers, Gary Bettenhausen, Al Loquasto Jr., Tom Bigelow and Graham McCrae offered their critiques: "shaky," "afraid to go to the wall," "frightened." Then Bettenhausen could contain himself no longer and began to laugh...
...s.o.b.s!" blurted Guthrie, 38, the first female to break into the super-macho world of Indy-car racing. The fact is, Guthrie had passed the Indianapolis 500's rookie test with honors. "The smoothest rookie I've ever seen," proclaimed Bigelow. Added Loquasto: "Definitely a heads-up driver...
...entire production at Manhattan's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater is laudable in its clarity and lack of gimmickry. The spare, pillared set of Santo Loquasto is a marvel of economy, and the tasteful costumes of John Conklin never distract from Shakespeare's lines, an unmixed blessing, considering who wrote them...