Word: parts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...There could potentially be a tax break," Plympton said. But he said the group's main motive in seeking the easement agreement is to "preserve a building that we think is an important part of Brattle Street...
...Brattle Square Associates said they are coordinating renovations with nearby Mifflin Place to convert space between the buildings into a shopping area. They said they will also tear down the Casablanca part of the building to create more space. Plympton said that the bar would be moved into unused space in the basement...
What does it all mean? Prascak defies his audience to find any meaning, which seems to be part of the point. Despite Prascak's claim that the principle behind his direction is "what the fuck," the play is far from random, but it avoids such conventions as plot and character development. This is confrontational theater, not for the faint of heart or the closed-minded. Though the show is little more than an hour long, few theatergoers would be willing to withstand more than a few minutes of it, even under alcoholic sedation...
...surprisingly, the part of Eva is the musical and emotional center of the show, and Jacqueline Sloan more than lives up to the challenge. From her first appearance as a scheming 15-year-old to her last pain-filled lament while dying of cancer, Sloan dominates the stage. When she finishes the show's signature song, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," the whole audience cheers along with the descamisados. In previous musicals, Sloan has been stuck with absolutely awful scripts and worse supporting casts, but in Evita she at last has the chance to shine...
Pier Carlo Talenti certainly looks the part of Che Guevara, the South American revolutionary who narrates the show, but he's a little short on the cynicism his role requires. It's hard to sing and be sarcastic at the same time, and Talenti has clearly opted for the former. Talenti has a good voice, but Evita asks more of him than vocal skills, and he falls short of the play's demands...