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...icons into the language of musical theater. Mitnick later spent two summers working for Tony Award winner Stephen Flaherty, the composer for “Ragtime.” From the Currier House musical “Peanut Butter and Juliet”—a transposition of Shakespeare??s play into the American South with “two warring families at opposing truck stops”—to “The Life and Many Deaths of Mister Plumb,” Mitnick’s work is saturated with his distinctive style...
What to do with a tragedy that’s not that tragic? Shakespeare??s “The Tragedy of King Richard the Second,” produced by Veronica T. Golin ’07 and Jason M. Lazarcheck ’08, which played at the Ex from April 27 to 29, is the story of a king brought down by his own poor decisions and inattention to important affairs of state. For all his flowery speeches bemoaning his fate and defending the divine right of kings, he comes across as more whiny than righteously...
Sure, Stephen Greenblatt’s book on Shakespeare was “kind of a big deal.” But few things are more impressive than English department superstars taking to the stage as characters from Shakespeare??whilst reading their unlearned lines directly off a sheet of paper. “Love and Cruelty” was both the theme and title of the show, which meant that TFs and professors had to interact in a rather uncomfortable and unfamiliar context. A scene from Richard III starring Professor Daniel G. Donoghue as Lady Anne playing opposite...
It’s a rare moment when an English professor, a tennis player, and a garbage collector can find a common interest. Yet all three may find themselves intrigued by the production of William Shakespeare??s “Richard II” going up in the Loeb Ex this weekend. Directed by Adam G. Zalisk ’07 and produced by Veronica T. Golin ’07 and Jason M. Lazarcheck ’08, this new adaptation of the classic history play seeks to reinvigorate the Elizabethan text with modern influences as disparate...
...Side Story” runs from April 20 to 29 in the Cabot Junior Common Room. Vocal Director Paul Huberdeau and Orchestra Director Aaron Berkowitz, ably navigate the cast through Bernstein’s difficult score. Written by Arthur Laurent, “West Side Story” updates Shakespeare??s “Romeo and Juliet.” The division between two rival ethnic gangs, the Puerto Rican-based Sharks and the white Jets become muddled when Tony (Samuel C. Brondfield ’08), the former leader of the Jets, falls in love with Maria...