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Two Gentlemen of Verona
Jan. 28th, 2012 08:49 amNote to self: do not go into drugstores for the next few weeks. I thought I was doing fine, but seeing displays of Valentine's candy hit me hard. That and hearing Gavin Dagraw's "Not Over You" which seems to be on the radio about 6 times as frequently as any other song. Sigh.
Anyway, I'm still not the sort of person who will lock myself away and not do anything. So I went to see Two Gentlemen of Verona at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Oh, not the real Shakespeare play (though they are doing it) - the rock opera version. I have to admit to having been completely unfamiliar with both the story (a Shakespeare comedy, why would I know it?) and the score (probably more surprising). But STC made me a convert. It isn't brilliant as musicals go (or, even as musical versions of Shakespeare, cf. The Boys from Syracuse earlier in the season) but it was a lot of fun. The music was lively, though I generally prefer scores with a more consistent feel and tone. The plot is silly, but no sillier than Gilbert & Sullivan. And there were excellent performances, notably by Javier Munoz as Proteus.
Anyway, I'm still not the sort of person who will lock myself away and not do anything. So I went to see Two Gentlemen of Verona at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Oh, not the real Shakespeare play (though they are doing it) - the rock opera version. I have to admit to having been completely unfamiliar with both the story (a Shakespeare comedy, why would I know it?) and the score (probably more surprising). But STC made me a convert. It isn't brilliant as musicals go (or, even as musical versions of Shakespeare, cf. The Boys from Syracuse earlier in the season) but it was a lot of fun. The music was lively, though I generally prefer scores with a more consistent feel and tone. The plot is silly, but no sillier than Gilbert & Sullivan. And there were excellent performances, notably by Javier Munoz as Proteus.
