SHAW Festival.

 해마다 여름이면 나이아가라 호수에서 열리는 SHAW 페스티발이나 Bradford 에 뮤지컬을 보러간다. 내가 좋아한다기보다는 피터가 좋아해서 따라가는식이다. 어떤때는 재미있게 보고, 어떤때는 지루하고 머리만아프다. 이번에는 피터의 엑스와 그의 파트너랑 같이 나이아가라 모텔에서 하루밤을 지내고 다음날 돌아오는 일정으로 두편의 브로드웨이 뮤지컬을보기로 했다. 

이번에 본 "스윗 채러티"는 창녀생활을 하는 채러티라는 이름의 여자주인공 이야기이다. 사랑을 찾아 나서지만 결국 사랑을 찾지못하고마는 이야기이다. 그리고 "피그말리언" 은 길거리에서 거칠게 자란 한여성에게 매너교육을 시키고 화법과 억양등을 다 고쳐서 완전히 사교적인 상류층의 여성으로 변화시키는 내용이다. 그런데 결국은 그렇게 사는것이 그여자에게는 행복하지 않아서 그런 매너에 억매인 생활을 떠난다는 내용이다. 그런데 영국 액센트의 대화라서 참 대사를 따라가는게 어렵다. 결국 그런부문은 많이 놓치다보니 재미는 없어진다. 

Sweet Charity

FESTIVAL THEATRE

| April 17 – October 31

Book by NEIL SIMON
Music by CY COLEMAN, lyrics by DOROTHY FIELDS
Based on the original screenplay by FEDERICO FELLINI, TULLIO PINELLI and ENNIO FLAIANO
Produced for the Broadway stage by FRYER, CARR, and HARRIS
Originally conceived, staged and choreographed by BOB FOSSE

Directed by MORRIS PANYCH
Musical direction by PAUL SPORTELLI
Choreography by PARKER ESSE
Set designed by KEN MACDONALD
Costumes designed by CHARLOTTE DEAN
Lighting designed by BONNIE BEECHER
Projections designed by CAMERON DAVIS
Sound designed by JOHN LOTT

“I didn’t like the first half of my life much but the second half sure is getting good.”

• STORY
• PLAYERS
• NOTES on THE PLAY
• BEYOND THE STAGE
• REVIEWS

Experience the bold and colourful world of 1960s New York through the eyes of Charity Hope Valentine. The dance hall hostess dreams of a brighter future but she can’t help but give her heart to all the wrong guys. Then she meets the meek but sweet Oscar Lindquist when they get trapped in an elevator. Could he be the man to change Charity’s luck and take her off the market as a heart-for-hire? Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields’ bright music and dance numbers like ‘Big Spender’ and ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now,’ paired with a book by Neil Simon made this a Broadway hit when it premiered in 1966. “Musical Director Paul Sportelli and I are excited to introduce a musical from an era new to The Shaw – the 1960s, by way of New York City. Here is an opportunity for director Morris Panych and his brilliant design team to revel in the crazy energy and visual opportunities of this burgeoning time, exploiting the jazzy funky ‘vibe’ that propels the story of our very Sweet heroine, Charity.” –JM This production is recommended for ages 13+. Running time is approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes including one intermission.

Pygmalion

FESTIVAL THEATRE

| May 31 – October 24

By BERNARD SHAW
Directed by PETER HINTON
Set designed EO SHARP
Costumes designed by CHRISTINA PODDUBIUK
Lighting designed by KEVIN LAMOTTE
Projections designed by BETH KATES and BEN CHAISSON

“This is an age of upstarts.”

• STORY
• PLAYERS
• NOTES on THE PLAY
• BEYOND THE STAGE
• REVIEWS

A flower-seller and a linguistics professor’s unlikely pairing are at the heart of this classic. Eliza is the flower girl who dreams of moving up in the world but her accent keeps her in her place. Her chance encounter with Henry Higgins, a world expert on speech, inspires a bet that he can transform her into a duchess. As Higgins strives to do the impossible, Shaw examines with his trademark wit, issues of class and women’s independence. First produced in English in 1914, the play ran for months in the West End and toured the United States and Europe. Shaw quipped about the play’s popularity, “There must be something radically wrong with the play if it pleases everyone,” he said, “but at the moment I cannot find what it is.” “The last time this story was played out on the Festival Stage, it took the form of the musical My Fair Lady. It will be fascinating, then, to go back to the source, and follow this beloved, timeless tale to its original and much more ‘Shavian’ conclusion! Helping point out the difference will be director Peter Hinton’s new contemporary take on the play.” –JM This production is recommended for ages 12+. Running time is approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes including one intermission.