Word: perlman
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...Though Perlman seems touched with a natural propensity for directing, Perlman’s interest in theater didn’t bloom until late in high school. His quickly developing skills, combined with an acute visual orientation, brought him to Sunday...
...order to accurately represent the combined visions of Perlman, Sondheim and Seurat, scenic designer Michael P. Lynch ’05 and his crew began working on the set nearly six weeks ago, devoting countless hours to the daunting undertaking...
...There is a paucity of people here willing and able to direct musical theater, and I think a lot of that comes from the lack of value and support given to the genre,” says Perlman. “I think the curricular review could investigate this by looking into a class in musical theater, one less specialized than the current offering in the music department...
Nevertheless, Perlman is not letting the widespread apathy towards musicals at Harvard deter him from that path. He plans to graduate in January, 2005 and to write an original play as his thesis. That, in turn, may lead to a future with directing and theater beyond graduation...
...Perlman’s focus is Sunday, a project that’s become intensely personal for him. A Stephen Sondheim aficionado, Perlman says, “Sunday in the Park with George is his most beautiful. And there is a moment in Act II, during the ‘Sunday Reprise,’ when I lose it. No matter what production, no matter what’s come before. Some of the most heartbreaking moments and musical phrases in all of theater are in this show...