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ZORBA! Tonight

Posted by:	sergius 11:16 pm EDT 05/06/15

Miscast and underpowered. Turturro is entirely too slight a presence for Zorba and he can't sing. This might not have been a problem if a choice had been made to have him speak the songs, but as it is, he tries to sing them and whatever vigor he has just drains right out of him when he does. He sounds like a sweet, earnest amateur and this, of course, is completely wrong for the part. Mazzie, who's a wonderful singer, nonetheless strains to convince as an earth mother type. Wannamaker is also out of her depth here with a wavy, wandering accent and, again, no singing voice to speak of. Since the show has very little narrative momentum to start with--it relies mostly upon a derivative local color palette with accompanying character "types"--these casting miscalculations make a big difference. The show's wan and listless when it should be robust (there is, after all, an exclamation point in its title).

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Thread:	re: ZORBA! Tonight - Delvino 08:41 am EDT 05/07/15 (7) re: ZORBA! Tonight - falcon15 08:47 am EDT 05/07/15 (6) re: ZORBA! Tonight - elmore3003 02:34 pm EDT 05/07/15 (1) re: ZORBA! Tonight - falcon15 04:27 pm EDT 05/07/15 re: ZORBA! Tonight - clararicka 01:54 pm EDT 05/07/15 re: ZORBA! Tonight - Delvino 08:50 am EDT 05/07/15 (2) re: ZORBA! Tonight - falcon15 08:52 am EDT 05/07/15 (1) ZORBA! video clips ... - flaguy 10:14 am EDT 05/07/15 re: ZORBA! Tonight - AlanScott 11:33 pm EDT 05/06/15 (20) re: ZORBA: is the show the problem? - B_Rabbit 05:41 pm EDT 05/07/15 (3) re: ZORBA: is the show the problem? - AlanScott 01:05 pm EDT 05/08/15 (1) A shout out to Lorraine Serabian who's truly wonderful on the recording - PlayWiz 03:59 pm EDT 05/08/15 re: ZORBA: is the show the problem? - Chazwaza 09:19 pm EDT 05/07/15 re: ZORBA! Tonight - falcon15 08:40 am EDT 05/07/15 (6) re: ZORBA! Tonight - AlanScott 10:02 am EDT 05/07/15 (5) re: ZORBA! Tonight - student_rush 10:12 am EDT 05/07/15 (4) re: ZORBA! Tonight - falcon15 10:52 am EDT 05/07/15 (2) why do they cast non-singers in Encores shows?! - Chazwaza 04:47 pm EDT 05/07/15 (1) re: why do they cast non-singers in Encores shows?! - PlayWiz 05:37 pm EDT 05/07/15 re: ZORBA! Tonight - AlanScott 10:46 am EDT 05/07/15 I saw the ZORBA tour way back when ... - flaguy 08:31 am EDT 05/07/15 (1) I saw the Anthony Quinn tour in the 80s - dramedy 10:42 am EDT 05/07/15 I saw Marc Kudisch and Judy Kaye... - StageLover 07:12 am EDT 05/07/15 (6) They restored the bousouki "parlor" circle in L.A.; still my preference. - Delvino 07:56 am EDT 05/07/15 (5) re: They restored the bousouki "parlor" circle in L.A.; still my preference. - Alcindoro 08:52 pm EDT 05/07/15 (2) re: They restored the bousouki "parlor" circle in L.A.; still my preference. - Delvino 09:25 am EDT 05/08/15 (1) re: They restored the bousouki "parlor" circle in L.A.; still my preference. - Alcindoro 12:01 pm EDT 05/08/15 re: They restored the bousouki "parlor" circle in L.A.; still my preference. - MikeR 11:02 am EDT 05/07/15 I keep spelling bouzouki wrong; apologies (nmi) - Delvino 08:43 am EDT 05/07/15 What is the running time? n/m - truefan 11:28 pm EDT 05/06/15 (2) re: What is the running time? n/m - owk 11:43 pm EDT 05/06/15 re: What is the running time? n/m - sergius 11:40 pm EDT 05/06/15

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