| This mysterious, disappearing Julie Jordan. | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 11:21 am EDT 04/05/18 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 11:20 am EDT 04/05/18 | |
| In reply to: My Recent 10-Shows-in-6-Days NYC Theatre Experience (briefly?, with maybe some Spoilers here and there?) ... - flaguy 09:30 am EDT 04/05/18 | |
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| That's my issue, and I saw it last Sunday afternoon. I've never seen a leading lady, so accomplished in every other NYC appearance, so poorly handled, so seemingly tentative in her performance of a starring role. Mueller -- never tentative, from "On a Clear Day... forward -- literally seems to be hiding from the audience, eyes cast down, her face and emotion withheld from us. Why? This staging and Mueller's work within it make Julie a shadowy character, unwilling to take the center stage at any turn. This doesn't help Mendez, in my opinion; she is so the opposite, so pronounced and vivid, she feels the star, and the Snows threaten to take over the middle of the first act. For the first time, ever, I felt the first act had focus issues, Julie is so sidelined in O'Brian's manipulation. The Snows are counterpoint, they complement; here they elbow the leads out of the way. I don't blame the charming Mendez, but subplot stories should be shaped to add texture and balance, not compete, and in this "Carousel" we get a Billy who is untethered to the love of his life. If anything, we feel Billy's love for Louise with twice the intensity. That's the director's fault, and no one else's. |
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