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re: Brantley's review of Zorba!

Posted by:	Thom915 11:57 pm EDT 05/07/15
In reply to:	Brantley's review of Zorba! - LynnB 10:54 pm EDT 05/07/15

I also saw it tonight and was thrilled by the opening number led by the talented Marin Mazzie. After that the show went downhill relieved almost solely by the presence of Zoe Wanamaker, not a singer but an actress of great conviction and charm. I did think the rest of the cast might have risen to the occasion if not for the egregious miscasting of John Turturro. Not since John C. Reilly played Stanley Kowalski have I seen such a miscalculation. After every number he did I wanted to call out "Thank you. Next!" The only saving grace turned out to be remembering a stock production of the musical in which I appeared and an affair with a fellow cast member which I had long forgotten. Life is what you do...

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