Word: salguero
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...Town starts with a thrill: a facsimile of the Brooklyn Bridge spanning the stage, with the orchestra perched on it. Three sailors (winsome Jose Llana, robust Robert Montano, gangly Jesse Tyler Ferguson) roam wartime New York and hook up with three gals (petite Sophia Salguero, glamorous Kate Suber, fireplug Lea DeLaria). They go places, do things, and the night air is magical, electric with fun. Wolfe brings Bergdorf mannequins and Natural History Museum troglodytes alive. Actors come with their own sound effects (taxi, subway, siren). It's like a vivid old New Yorker cartoon, animated by Tex Avery...
...Romance is a foot-stomping gospel shout. Your Honor My Client He's a Young Black Man, sung by the Vietnamese lawyer (the dynamic Welly Yang), has an almost rap-like ferocity that contrasts poignantly with a touching number like Consuelo's Dream, sung by the Salvadoran immigrant (Sophia Salguero). Adams has long shown a fondness for pop music (Nixon had a fox-trot), and here his fascination with the wellsprings of American musical expression has resulted in a series of strikingly hummable melodies. Says the composer: "I never realized how hard it is to write a good song...
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