All tagged Bartlett Sher

Ambrose? My Fair Lady Cast: Our “Loverly” Reactions

By now, we have all learned who will play the leads in the Bartlett Sher helmed My Fair Lady revival at Lincoln Center this spring. I must say, I was a bit surprised and somewhat underwhelmed, if only that I had some very strong opinions about who I would like to see cast. In the end, the cast we have has certainly proven themselves, time and again, on stage and screen. Lauren Ambrose will play Eliza Doolittle, Nobert Leo Butz will be her father Alfred P. Doolittle, and Harry Haden-Paton will play the plum role of Professor Henry Higgins. Joining them, in what is perhaps the most exciting casting choice is Diana Rigg as Henry’s mother, Mrs. Higgins.

Fiddler's Flaw - A Review

There are a lot of amazing things happening on stage at the Broadway Theatre in the current revival of Fiddler on the Roof: artistry, beautiful singing, poignancy, poetry and a darkness that underscores a bleak time in the history of European Jews. There is also a disappointing lack of joy in a production that is so earnest in telling the hardship and heartache that it forgets that there is a reason why we love Anatevka and are moved by it's quirky denizens: their sense of humor about all things.

The King and I... and I

When I was a mere preteen and just beginning my adventure with musical theatre, one of my favorite books to check out of my high school library was The Rodgers and Hammerstein Songbook. This beautiful, hardbound edition sat on the very top-shelf of the school library and required a less-than-enthused librarian to climb a ladder to get it for me. Since I was the only one to check it out over a six year period, it might have just been easier if they had given it to me to keep. I sure wish they had.