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...flaws in this engaging University production lie not so much in the dramatization as in the logistics of the musical. Many of the performers can sing and dance only marginally, and some of the choreography is uninspired and ill-conceived. A lot of the music, rather than being spectacular, is simply overbearing and kitschy. The band, particularly the brass section, gives a varied performance. And the Kirkland JCR, though a large stage on campus, is too small...
...number is redeemed by the staging of the melodic material which closes it. The dancers line up, holding their pictures before their faces, and softly, harmoniously sing, "I need this job, oh God, I need this job." This passage segues nicely into a solo sung by Paul. Here Anderson is a nicely delicate presence, and though his voice trembles a little to often, overall his rendition lulls...
Which is a good deal more than some of the other flat-voiced performers can claim. Notably wooden are Vanessa Parise as Maggie--she painfully distracts in "At the Ballet"--and John Weinstein as Al, the insipid husband of another dancer, Kristine. And though Brandon Lucas can sing, his casting as Don is a mistake. He seems out of place, even in this dated piece; he seems to have been borrowed from some '50s musical...
Gomes, who has worked with Ferris since 1970, praised Ferris's work with the choir, saying, "It is not for the sake of the clergy that undergraduates give up their Sunday mornings and their early mornings six days a week to sing: it is for John and what he does for them...
...theme and find someone who can make music." The only Democrat who can carry a tune is Mario Cuomo, but he is too liberal to pass the D.L.C. entrance exam, and since his inspiring "City on the Hill" speech at the 1984 convention, he has been reluctant to sing before a national audience. D.L.C. stalwarts like Bentsen, Al Gore and Robb have tin ears. Nunn's libretto -- defense and national-security policy -- seems increasingly irrelevant for a world rushing toward peace. The current season's high-decibel speaker, House majority leader Richard Gephardt, seems too opportunistic as he screeches...