Gulls
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There's a reason the words "Chekhov" and "musical" aren't normally conjoined, but this freehand adaptation of the "The Seagull" rarely takes flight not because Maury McIntyre's jazz score is earthbound. Quite the contrary — there are a couple of soaring moments, even if the fleet instrumental accompaniment can't satisfy the leaden demands of Nick Salamone's unwieldy book, which transplants the action to the Greenwich Village Beat era.
Read the complete review by Times theater critic Charles McNulty.
— Charles McNulty
Times Theater Critic
Aug. 1, 2008
Times Theater Critic
Aug. 1, 2008
Read the complete review by Times theater critic Charles McNulty.
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"A musical based on "The Seagull"? Really?"
Posted by Marc on 07/30/08
Posted by Marc on 07/30/08
Putting my initial reservations aside, I found this clever "free adaptation" of Chekhov's tragic play to be a delightful Set...
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