Word: operettaã
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Despite only making a few appearances, the titular sorcerer is perhaps the operetta??s most memorable role, and Koven certainly delivers, blazing through the patter song “My Name is John Wellington Wells” and eliciting gasps of delight from the many children in the audience during his other numbers. As Koven seems to understand, the character’s distinctive combination of weird and respectable qualities exemplifies Gilbert and Sullivan’s preoccupation with juxtaposing the ironic and absurd...
This loosely plotted form works well for the humorous aspects of the operetta??which are numerous, thanks to the content of the work, the stage direction of professional J. Jacob Krause with music direction by Aram N. Demirjian ’08, and the strong cast performances. In particular, Kaawaloa portrays Richard as a caricature of a swaggering sailor—wonderfully drunk and obnoxious but generally good-hearted. Also noteworthy is Mad Margaret, love interest of Robin’s brother, played by Jessica G. Peritz ’06 with a mixture giddiness, attention-deficit disorder...
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