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ZHIVAGO'S Last Performance

Posted by: mamaleh 08:29 pm EDT 05/10/15
Having celebrated Mother's Day yesterday with my family because of work schedules, I was free to catch the last performance of DR. ZHIVAGO today. I thought they might do a general rush for the closing day, and I was proved correct: $35 for a 7th row orch seat, only a little to the side. Excellent view.

The production was definitely lavish --maybe a little overly produced in spots -- and much of the music was listenable, although too many songs in Act II seemed derivative of each other. But although I wouldn't call it worthy of "best" awards, it was nowhere near the stinker I'd been led to believe. Tam Mutu has a gorgeous bari-tenor; I hope he returns to the NY stage someday. Tom Hewitt, Kelli Barrett and Paul Alexander Nolan gave it their all. Perhaps it was thought to be LES MIZ-light?

I was wondering whether there would be a curtain speech. There was not. But the cast received many bouquets and the accompanying applause and whistles were thunderous.

A shame to see that large, able cast out of work.


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