Word: sheffer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...begin, is only partly the fault of the cast, but they do very little to improve things. A production of The Mikado stands or falls by how it handles the run of brilliant songs that carry the denouement from "Here's a How-De-Do" onward. Musical director Jon Sheffer doesn't take full advantage of the grand orchestral flourishes that are meant to be milked for all they're worth. The chorus never lets go and brings the house down. I got the impression the actors were taking the play at too fast a pace; Sheffer ordered no encores...
...expertise on their part is easily compensated by their enthusiastic approach to the staging. His choreography is designed with an added regard for the music, especially the "Havana" sequence, beautifully danced by Linda Karash. Although there are many difficult starts and stops in the number, music director Jonathan Sheffer had good control over the generally tight orchestra. Marred now and then by a pitch problem in the brass, the orchestra is in tune and fairly precise...
DUNSTER HOUSE LIBRARY. Music by Dunster House composers: Harvey Inashima '74, Jonathan Sheffer '75, and Charles Kletzsch '46. April...