Word: spiewak
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...Tony awards-Best Book of a Musical (Norman) and Featured Actress in a Musical (Daisy Egan as Mary Lennox). At age eleven, Egan was-and remains-the youngest person ever to win a Tony. Amazingly, in taking on the role of the ten-year-old Mary, Tamara Spiewak '02, a Harvard undergraduate, convinces the audience that she is this orphaned child. As wonderful and natural as she is, however, Spiewak appears to have taken many cues from the Broadway soundtrack, as her line-readings are often identical to Egan...
...written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart shortly before his death in 1791, features the tale of Prince Tamino's (Sonny Elizaondo '00) quest to find Pamina (Tonia D'Amelio '00), his love. The rather basic storyline is complicated by Pamina's evil mother, the Queen of the Night (Tamara R. Spiewak '02), who commissions Prince Tamino to steal Pamina away from the just and wise Sarastro (John Driscoll '99) and the queen's trusted follower who guards Pamina, Monostatos (Joe Nuccio '00), with the hope of marrying...
...that lightens the mood of the opera without detracting from the plot. His cunning attempts to woo Pamina and his conniving intentions of ruining Prince Tamino bring a humorous slant to the opera, disburdening the role of its evilness. Matching Nuccio's dazzling performance is the musical brilliance of Spiewak as the queen . Spiewak awes the audience with her sparkling arias, reaching musical heights with amazing control and clarity in her voice...
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