![]() ![]() Monteverdi is recognized by music historians and theorists as one of our “great” composers. THE BACH SOCIETY OF CHARLESTON is honoring Claudio Monteverdi’s 450th anniversary in its September 24, 3:00 p.m. We are fortunate to have artists of this caliber to present the Passion in much the same fashion as its debut performance on April 7, 1724, at Good Friday Vespers in St. They will be among the eight soloists featured in the St. Please see the links below to become better acquainted with these world-class artists.Ĭharleston area audiences are well acquainted with soprano Margaret Kelly Cook and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Luiken who’ve performed often with the Charleston Symphony. Leaders of the orchestra and Julliard colleagues, Cynthia Roberts (baroque violin) and Phoebe Carrai (baroque cello) are two of the best-known baroque instrumentals in the country, and we’ll be fortunate enough to hear outstanding tenor Rufus Müller as the Evangelist in the Passion. Musical of Musicals runs through June 9 at the Footlight Players Theatre īACH SOCIETY OF CHARLESTON (BSC) Artistic Director & Conductor, Ricard Bordas, has assembled outstanding baroque musicians from Charleston and around the country to comprise the Charleston Baroque Orchestra & Voices. Have I said, “Don’t miss this?” Don’t miss this! If you’re concerned that you’ll need to brush up on your musicals to enjoy this, my date is Russian, and she loved it! In two and a half years in Charleston I have not seen a musical for adults that I’ve liked as well. “Be more self-indulgent than you even thought you could… Make it loud and add more reverb and the people think it’s good.” And, finally, the show ends with The Jazzes: Chicago and Cabaret, with a send-off nod to A Chorus Line. “It must just sound a teeny like something from Puccini.” Clever!Īnd one of my favorite lines in the show is from this section. It is commonly known in theatrical circles that Webber borrowed many of his most popular melodies from opera. Evita, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and JC Superstar are skewered. ACT 1 ends with a funny lampoon of the Show-bizzy Diva Shows… Hello Dolly, Funny Girl, Gypsy, and Mame (“Where’s that boy with the bagle?”).ĪCT 2 takes Andrew Lloyd Webber to task (and rightfully so). ![]() #Footlight theater charleston sc how toWhile deciding how to dispatch June, he quips: “Hemlock is easy, but too Socratee-sy.” This part includes parodies of Into the Woods, A Little Night Music, and Company. The second installment is my favorite-an astonishingly accurate spoof of Sondheim-which is no mean feat-in which Magley is the Sweeney Todd-esque demon artist. A highlight is Koehler’s vocal tribute to Climb Every Mountain and You’ll Never Walk Alone, which is summed up by the line “Follow your dream until you die!” First in the style of Rodgers & Hammerstein, with hilarious references to Oklahoma, South Pacific, Cinderella, The King & I, The Sound of Music, and Carousel. Her beau, Bill ( Anthony Massarotto), wants to help but lacks commitment, and the wise matron, Abby ( Katie Koehler), offers her sound philosophical advice.Īll of this is backed by a talented chorus ( Trey Barbaree, Haydn Haring, Latanya Mueller, Christina Leidel and, Julian Summey), and a phenomenal, but invisible musician, Marsha Golsmith-who also directed the company musically.ĪCT 1 plays this “plot” in three styles. The “plot” is simple: June (Fishburne) cannot pay the rent and the landlord, Jitter ( Kyle Magley), is happy to take alternate payment from the cutie. The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is a sophisticated spoof of The American Musical. Her acting is versatile, her comic-timing impeccable, her physicality Olympian, and her vocal abilities wicked! I could say that the cast is filled with skilled comic actors and actresses, exciting voices, pretty women, men who can dance, and some very clever choreography.īut I think I’ll begin this way: Mary Fishburne is an extraordinary triple-threat as the lead of the ensemble. I could say that young Jon-Michael Perry’s debut as a director is, at the least, an auspicious beginning for a promising talent. I could say, for example, that Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)-The Footlight Players’ 2012 Piccolo Spoleto Festival musical offering-is a hilarious and refreshing break from the same old musicals that every local theatre remounts. ![]() I COULD BEGIN this review a number of ways. ![]()
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