The Boys From Syracuse
Played at the Shakespeare Theatre Company
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Lorenz Hart, Book: George Abbott
Adaptation: David Ives
Set Designer: James Noone
Costume Designer: Tracy Christensen
Lighting Designer: Nancy Shertler
Sound Designer: David Budries
Music Director: George Fulginiti-Shakar
Choreographer: Karma Camp
Cast: Alexander Gemignani, Leslie Kritzer, Anastasia Barzee, Betsy Wolfe, Nehal Joshi, John Horton, Michael Nansel, Tim Rogan, Anderson Davis, Ben Davis, Adam Heller, Michael McGrath, Thomas Adrian Simpson, Matt Perason, Helen Carey, Benjamin Horen, Erica Hamilton, Catherine LeFrere, Crystal Mosser, Rachael Nelson, DeMoya Watson
Reviews
“It was, however, in a luscious rendition of “This Can’t Be Love,” sung by Anderson Davis and Wolfe, as Adriana’s sister Luciana, that the evening struck a most enchanting chord. Those two kids are going places. And maybe, just maybe, with this kind of consistency in casting and musicianship, the company’s tuneful ambitions will continue to be Shakespeare-compatible.”
“Director Alan Paul and Choreographer Karma Camp have put together an enjoyable production, which moves along at a brisk pace.”
“The show is all a lighthearted, big bubble of fun. Even the policemen and hookers get to croon and spoon innocently in a morning after a “Ladies of the Evening” number. Indeed, it’s a vaudevillian pie.”
Photos by Scott Suchman