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High school seniors can't be blamed for wanting to see something of what actually happens after they're admitted to the admissions office film's perfect wonderland--and that, of course, is the one thing the admissions office can't show them. First Affair shows how strong an impact a little fantasy can have; this warped piece of drama probably hurt the admissions office and set back its attempt to improve the Harvard image. Unless the office starts financing nationwide commercials about Harvard, officials canvassing the country may have to get used to answering a whole new category...
...HARVARD-RADCLIFFE SUMMER THEATRE'S production of Alice in Concert is a glistening performance packed with energy and creativity. The cast explodes across the stage jumping and dancing as they sing the lyrics from Elizabeth Swados' musical interpretation of Lewis Carroll's long-time children's favorites--Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass...
Under the clever direction of Jon Matthews Magaril, the cast captivates both adults and children as they portray the myriad of Wonderland characters, including Tweedles Dee and Dum, the Red Queen, the Mad Hatter and The Door Mouse, and the devilish Cheshire Cat Led by the ebullient Amy Brenneman as Alice, the cast of seven entertains the audience with lively caricatures of the fairy-tale-like creatures...
Fantasy melts into reality in this production, as the actors take the material seriously and never let us know that Alice and her companions in wonderland are merely figments of Carroll and Swados' highly creative imaginations. The Harvard-Radcliffe Summer Theater deserves a lot of credit for deciding to mount this production, challenging to even the more agile actors, and the cast conquers the material admirably; their vision carries the audience through the looking glass into an unusual and enjoyable theatrical wonderland...
Through August 20 Alice in Concert, a musical based on Alice in Wonderland and Through the Locking Glass. Matinees Saturday and Sunday