Word: lyricized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Astonishing Self. Through April 17. Acclaimed actor Donal Donnelly portrays George Bernard Shaw in a one-man show. Lyric stage, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston. Call 437-7172 for tickets and more information...
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Nevertheless, the Lyric Stage's production of My Astonishing Self comes wonderfully close to creating coherent and interesting fare out of a standard retelling of the main events Shaw's career. The play would probably be most entertaining, however, for those who do not know very much about the general life and times of GBS, since Michael Voysey's script and Donal Donnelley's acting will probably not tend gel nicely with a pre-existing mental Shaw...
...purely aural beauty. Commencing with a lone low cello note, the piece progresses to reveal two different motifs, one embodied in the romantic solos played by each instrument, the other rousing and dramatic. Although the work seems slightly too long, its musical characterizations are quite memorable and the lyric sections are especially beautiful...
...agilely soars through florid lines and shows great stamina in a work that demands her presence onstage almost constantly. Frank Ragsdale as her lover Alfredo possesses a lyric tenor voice that fills the hall effortlessly even in his quietest moments. They blend almost instinctively in their duets...