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Price: $15-$35
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Director David Heimann has made a number of daring choices in staging Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh, and Joe Darion's 1965 Tony Award-winning musical based on Don Quixote--not the least of which is his seemingly quixotic decision to cram it into Theo Ubique's cabaret-style theater. But the result is a show at once more powerful and intimate than any Broadway-style production could be. Heimann has also broken with convention by casting a woman, Danielle Brothers, as Quixote. Though Brothers doesn't have the pipes of a Broadway actor, she's got considerable range and depth and is quite moving as the charming madman at the center of the tale. She isn't alone, either. Heimann has wisely chosen acting chops over strong singing overall, so that the production soars even when the songs don't. --Jack Helbig

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Worth seeing. I had difficulty for the first ten minutes because Don Quixote is a female actor. After the first ten minutes, the actor was Don Quixote and I didn't give it a second thought. I don't think the singing of the leads is the strong point of this production but the acting is excellent, and the intimacy of the venue contributed to my being caught up in the production and becoming emotionally invested in the production. Go to this production while it's still a bargain - Theo Ubique will be a group that you will say, "I remember when..." They are definitely going to outgrow their space in the near future. Go see this production, and even more importantly, go if you think you've "already seen this musical" too many times. This is a fresh, well-done, creative production where they "do more with less."

Posted by amateurcritic on November 7, 2009 at 12:43 PM | Report this comment

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