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...soul, or “chocolate royalty,” and music has the power to heal. One of the kings, Ezekiel (Gregg Baker), devastates his empire when he accuses wife Serena (Jeanette Bayardelle) of having an affair with his former best friend Maurice (Darius de Haas). Despair at Serena??s banishment eventually leads to redemption in the restorative second...
This failed attempt at active spectatorship has deeper ramifications than the superfluous narration. In the most magical and dramatic moment of the musical—Serena??s statue coming to life—the blocking distracts from the beauty of the restoration. The actors peer towards the audience at the “statue,” only to have Serena actually enter from behind the set’s giant garage door in a burst of fog, light, and gospel song. As the resurrection is the emotional climax of the show, this execution is both disappointing...
...lesson has even been made explicit by the show’s protagonist, Serena Van Der Woodsen, to her sometime best friend, sometime mortal enemy Blair Waldorf. Blair suffers from Carrie Bradshaw Syndrome, and Serena??s had enough: “You act like you’re in this movie about your perfect life but then I have to remind you the only one watching that movie is you.” (Well...
...We’d all do well to heed Serena??s lesson. You might like to make your life like a TV show, or movie, imagining that your daily problems require untold deconstruction and discussion. But, keep in mind: the only person watching...
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