Jodie Langel is compelling as the title characterin Evita, though the Maltz production never getsinside her head.By Hap Erstein British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has gotten increasingly involved in the production of his musicals, which unfortunately means emphasizing the spectacle — the crashing chandeliers, the hydraulic ornate staircases, the roller skating train … [Read more...]
Theater review: ’60s rock of ‘Beehive’ several degrees removed from the real thing
By Hap Erstein Those who were around in the 1960s probably remember exactly where they were when they heard that John F. Kennedy was shot. Beehive, a musical salute to that tumultuous decade, wants to conjure up more frivolous moments in history. Sure, it acknowledges that November 1963, day when the nation was numbed by an assassin’s bullet, but it seems much more … [Read more...]