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...Disney chief Michael Eisner). Fairy-tale parodies are safe rebellions, spoofing formulas and feel-good endings while still providing the ride into the sunset that pays the bills. In Happily N'Ever After, a wizard runs a "Department of Fairy-tale-land Security," seeing to it that each story--Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, etc.--hews to the book. His bored apprentice Mambo articulates the strategy of his movie and its peers: "I just wish we could mix it up a little. Make it a little edgier! Then let 'em have their happy ending...
...Rapunzel,” based on the familiar story told by the Brothers Grimm, begins by introducing the dysfunctional married couple of Martinius (Silas P. Howland ’08) and Isadora (Dorothy Eagle). Isadora craves a rare spice, and Martinius must steal it from a witch who lives next door (as related by several musical numbers). In exchange for the spice, this witch—played marvelously by Karol W. Malik ’08—forces Martinius to give up his firstborn, who grows up to be the sweet-voiced Rapunzel (Caroline A. Jennings...
...designer Juliette C. McClendon ’09 created a uniquely appealing staging for “Rapunzel.” The Adams House Pool Theater provided just the right venue for the performance, as the staircase descending from the main entrance made a perfect tower for Rapunzel. Since the tower was behind the theater’s seating and most of the action, the audience was often surrounded by actors harmonizing both behind and in front of them; every journey to Rapunzel’s tower took the characters straight through the crowd...
...every possible plot element: town bustle, manly camaraderie, and failure as a father were just a few of the individual songs’ themes. On the whole, the music is well written, and although the harmonies occasionally faltered on opening night, Jennings lived up to the reputation of Rapunzel, sweetly serenading the audience from her perch at the back of the room...
...touched your daughter? Well, I didn’t. I had sex with your wife. Favorite childhood toy: Maggie Sullivan, my next-door neighbor. Sexiest physical trait: My tiny penis. It’s soo cute! Favorite part about Harvard: Studying abroad. Describe yourself in three words: Come see RAPUNZEL In 15 minutes you are: Telling my TF to hurry up and put her clothes back on so we’re not late to section. In 15 years you are: 36? I don’t really understand this question...