| Making brazen 'Overtures' | |
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| Posted by: WaymanWong 11:22 pm EDT 06/21/22 | |
| In reply to: it's also an exceptionally original, intelligent, witty, stunningly beautiful piece of musical theater - Chazwaza 02:56 pm EDT 06/21/22 | |
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| ''Pacific Overtures'' (1976) is one of the most visually stunning Broadway shows I've ever seen. I'm thrilled that the Tony voters rewarded Florence Klotz for her ravishing costumes and Borin Aronson for his breathtaking sets. I can still picture his big ''black dragon'' of Perry's ship onstage. Wow! Given that its cast was mostly unknown Asian actors, I guess it's fortunate that Mako and Isao Sato got Tony nominations. The critics didn't help. In the reviews, the actors seldom got singled out. Maybe it's the ensemble nature of the show. Rex Reed thought it was just a Japanese troupe. (Shimono told me he auditioned for the Engineer in ''Miss Saigon'' but was told he couldn't do it: ''A total lie. Instead, [they cast] Jonathan Pryce.'') By the way, I agree that the 2004 revival of ''Pacific Overtures,'' directed by Amon Miyamoto, definitely should've won the Tony for Musical Revival. And the less said about John Doyle's 2017 Off-Broadway revival, which reduced it to one-act and cut ''Chrysanthemum Tea,'' the better! |
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