Howard Miller takes a look at Life of Pi at the Schoenfeld Theatre:
Transforming a best-selling novel from page to stage is a risky affair. It takes a great deal of talent, imagination, and theatrical acumen to pull it off without getting bogged down in weighty narrative. Add to the mix a multiple Oscar-winning movie based on that novel, a film that is noted for its exceptional cinematography, and the odds of successfully reinterpreting all of that for a live performance are astronomical. So let us begin by heaping bounteous bravos and roses upon the creative team behind Life of Pi, opening tonight at the Schoenfeld Theatre in a sea of puppetry and stage magic that manages to capture all of the wonder, philosophic bent, and harrowing adventure of its predecessors. |
