Word: weinstein
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Weinstein and producer Scott Arsenault have hit upon a winning formula for staging a show. A strong script and well-known songs are combined with talented acting, skillful singing, lively choreography and colorful costumes. The result is an entertaining production...
During this high-stress midterm period, many Harvard students dream of simpler times when homework could be done before dinner and tests covered a week's worth of material. There's no going back to the carefree days of youth, but for a few dollars, director John Weinstein's production of Grease can make you forget that exam...
Thanks to strong vocals and Weinstein's creative choreography, the big musical numbers are the highlights of the show. Unfortunately, the band and chorus occasionally overwhelm the lead singers, drowning out their Iyrics. "Summer Nights" and "Beauty School Drop-Out," two of the show's best songs, are marred by this problem. However, the overall strength of the songs compensates for this weakness...
...disadvantage in putting on such a well-known play is that the audience's expectations are high, and they have pre-formed notions as to how the show should be interpreted. Weinstein has a knack for staging Grease in both a fresh and recognizable manner. He gives the audience what they are looking for in a production that adheres closely to the exuberent musical comedy that we all know and love...
Rachel B. Weinstein, a junior at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, said that many students there had stood up and walked out of classes. Most had parental permission, but others faced disciplinary action, she said. "It's important to be here," Weinstein said, "but it's completely different from school...