Baz Luhrmann's brilliant production of La Boheme by Puccini, set in 1967, is a truly spectacular spectacle. The inspired design by Catherine Martin and lighting by Nigel Levings take the physical production of opera into a new, flashy, eye-filling dimension. The beautiful young people in the show, with their magnificent voices, make this powerfully-directed opera, with exciting, imaginative physical action in the staging, a great theatrical experience. They have two or three people cast in each role, and alternate performances, but it would be hard to beat the ones I saw: Jesus Garcia, Lisa Hopkins, Mark Womack and Chloe Wright. Each beautifully fulfills, and goes beyond our expectations, in their perfectly cast roles. Want to see where Jonathan Larson got his inspiration for Rent?" Go see this original, which travels far, far beyond the hapless contemporaries.
Opened:
December 8, 2002
Ended:
June 2003
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Emanuel Azenberg & Bazmark Live, Bob & Harvey Weinstein, Korea Pictures/Doyun Seol, J.Sine/I. Pittelman/S. Nederlander & Fox Searchlight Pictures. Assoc Prod: Daniel Karslake/Coats Guiles/Mort Swinsky/Michael Fuchs.
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Broadway Theater
Theater Address:
1681 Broadway (53rd St)
Running Time:
2 hrs, 30 min
Genre:
Opera
Director:
Baz Luhrmann
Review:
Parental:
adult themes
Cast:
Alfred Boe, Eugene Brancoveanu, Jessica Comeau, Ben Davis, Jesus Garcia, Chloe Wright, William Youmans, Daniel Webb, Ekaterina Solovyeva, Adam Grupper, Lisa Hopkins, Wei Huang, David Miller, Daniel Okulitch
Technical:
Set: Catherine Martin; Costumes: Catherine Martin & Angus Strathie; Lighting: Nigel Levings; Sound: Acme Sound Partners; Orchestr: Nicholas Kitsopoulos; Music Coord: John Miller; Tech Sup: Brian Lynch; Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting. PR: Boneau/Bryan-Brown.
Other Critics:
PERFORMING ARTS INSIDER Richmond Shepard ! / TOTALTHEATER David Lefkowitz + Anne Siegel ?
Miscellaneous:
Sung in Italian, with English sub & supertitles.
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
December 2002
