By Hap ErsteinMore interested in spiritual rebirth than the usual romance that fuels musicals, with a score more attuned to British folk melodies than Tin Pan Alley hits, you can understand why 1991’s underrated The Secret Garden is rarely revived these days.And then there is the casting challenge of its main character, 12-year-old Mary Lennox, the suddenly … [Read more...]
Theater review: Caldwell’s ‘Follies’ another gift to Sondheim fans
Melissa Minyard.By Hap ErsteinFor the third time in a year, the Caldwell Theatre has put the words and music of Stephen Sondheim onstage, emphasizing his intricate way with a song and his emotionally complex storytelling in its musical concert series.If the Boca Raton company’s current offering, 1971’s Follies, is not quite up to the delirious level of its … [Read more...]