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...play's plot is not complicated, involving a conversation between a somewhat disturbed thirty-year old woman Lulu (Jessie Cohen) and a middle-class younger Black man Clay (Michael McNeal) in a New York City subway car. Lulu's accusation of "Uncle Tom" provokes Clay to an angry and bitter tirade which forms the climax of the one-act play. The climax is, however, not followed by an expected resolution: Lulu stabs Clay to death...
...other passengers' unwillingness to be involved seems largely realistic. At certain points, however, they seem too pointedly ignoring the crisis. When Lulu orders them to remove Clay's body, it is unclear whether they are frightened, apathetic, or collaborating with...
...being a student here at Harvard, the Pennypacker resident seems to be living through all of the normal trials and tribulations of life as a freshman. She's taking Heroes ("not really a gut"), misses her pets ("Daisy and Lulu") and isn't sure about her concentration ("maybe psychology--I'm interested in sports psychology, but I'm not sure...
Elvis (ABC). In the realm of unpromising ideas, this one looked like a lulu: the King's early life recounted in half-hour chunks of musical docudrama. The surprise was that star Michael St. Gerard created a character, not just an Elvis impersonation, and the short-lived series was a lovely evocation of the American show-biz myth...
There is a lot to be scared about in this production. Nearly everything in Lulu is too heavy and too complex for the performers in an uninspired opera not worth your time...