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Then there is the TelePrompTer matter. During her show, a video screen hangs high above the audience, displaying not only the lyrics to her songs but most of the patter in between them. Critics who caught her first concerts in London were derisive. Streisand claims that she hardly ever looks at the prompter but needs it to relieve the stage fright that kept her away from live performing since a 1967 free concert in New York City, when she forgot some song lyrics. "I couldn't be doing this ((touring))," she says, "if I didn't have...
...there's bound to be some disruption in the docket. The operetta, Iolanthe, brings nothing less than interracial marriage, capital punishment, and the class struggle into the stodgy chambers. Even more remarkably, it resolves these and other hefty issues in a mere two hours, all set a rapid-fire patter rhythm with a few love scenes tossed in to spice up the action. A little fairy magic sure does a lot for a body of government...
However, the soloists must project over the orchestra on their own as well as keeping key. Phyllis, the sheperdess played by Julia Chou, sings with confidence and precision. Timothy Griffiths in his tongue-twisting patter solos as the Lord Chancellor and Marcia Turner as Iolanthe pleading for her son's cause also give noteworthy performances. Yet some of the other characters seem less at ease. Jonathan Schwartz as Lord Tollolier cannot be understood very well over the orchestra. The voice of the Queen of the Fairies, portrayed by Emmy Brown, falters on the high notes and tends to drop...
Iolanthe.Come see fairies invade Parliament! "Iolanthe" is one of Gilbert and Sullivan's best, fraught with confusion, mixed identities, love triangles, and includes what is generally considered G&S's best patter song. Agassiz Theatre, 8 p.m. $3-$7 for students. Call 496-HRGS for tickets...
Vocal Director Seth Weinstein and Choreographer Liat Kaplan also deserve acclaim. Vocal quality is consistently high, both the slow ballads and patter songs have clearly been worked on thoroughly. One of the most impressive attributes of this production is the cohesiveness of the company's singing. The group numbers are stunning in their musical quality...