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October 17, 2010
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CRITIC’S CHOICE:
Theater: “The Little Prince” (Ambassador), “King Arthur” (Synetic), “Cowardly Christopher Finds His Courage” (Synetic Family), “El caballero de Olmedo” (Gala),”Misalliance” (Olney), “Ovo” Cirque du Soleil, “Sink the Belgrano” (Scena), “Travels With My Aunt” (Rep Stage), “The Vibrator Play” (Woolly Mammoth), “Something You Did” (Theater J), “Dinner with Friends”
Musicals: “Bunnicula” (Imagination Stage), “Glimpses of the Moon” (Metro Stage), “Chess” (Signature), “Nunsense” (Toby’s), “Super Claudio Bros.” (Charlie Fink Productions), “Passing Strange” (Studio)
BestActing: Thomas Keegan “Women Beware Women” (Constellation), Full Cast “The Little Prince” (Ambassador),Full Cast “The Secret Marriage” (Opera) (Aurora Opera Theatre), Jiehae Park “Songs of the Dragons…” (Studio) Full cast (especially Monalisa Arias), “El caballero de Olmedo” (Gala), Drew Kopas “Misalliance” (Olney), Tia Shearere/Michael John Casey “Bunnicula” (Imagination), Karl Miller “The Talented Mr. Ripley (Round House), Lauren “Coco” Cohn, Gia Mora “Glimpses of the Moon” (Metro Stage), Full Cast especially Nana Ingvarsson, “Sink the Belgrano” (Scena),Full Cast “Travels With My Aunt” (Rep Stage), Full Cast “The Vibrator Play” (Woolly Mammoth), Full Cast, “Something You Did” (Theater J),Full Cast “Chess” (Signature), Julie-Ann Elliott, Paul Morella, Jeffries Thaiss, Peggy Yates “Dinner with Friends” (Olney)
Magic is created during the Ambassador Theater’s production of “THE LITTLE PRINCE” (To 11/7 ) that is described as “a fairy tale for adults or for the child that every grown up once was”. This lovely story based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s little book about a prince from a faraway star who confronts a pilot whose plane crashes in the desert is totally endearing. This is mostly due to the fine performances of the leads…Ian Petersen as the prince and Alex Vernon as the pilot. They are wonderfully assisted by actresses, Sarah Olmsted Thomas and Liana D. Naidamast in the fairy tales being messaged. Director Lilia Slavova got wonderfully sensitive interpretations during all parts of the story and it was wonderful to see the many youngsters in the audience getting a full measure of pleasure as the story unfolded. The set by Alex Vernon was like a downed parachute with spaces for heads to pop-up around the stage. There was an audio visual upstage for some delightful puppet work and cartoons. The music by Georg Silver was ethereal yet it emphasized the drama on stage. Kudos for the fine masks by Vanya Vasileva. This is wonderful family fare which allows the adults to reenter the fantasies of their childhood as their children repeat theirs. It is a highly recommended production. (Reviewed by Bob Anthony)
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