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Melissa C. Rodman
Crimson staff writer Melissa C. Rodman can be reached at melissa.rodman@thecrimson.com. Follow them on X @melissa_rodman.
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A Mixed ‘Sound of Music’
In a new production of “The Sound of Music,” a fictionalized portrayal of the character Maria Rainer’s transition from postulant to governess, wife, and stepmother centralizes the bond between Maria and the seven von Trapp children.
A Production That Does G&S 'Yeoman’s Service'
The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players’ current staging of “The Yeomen of the Guard; or The Merryman and His Maid,” set in Tudor England, feels—in a word—fresh.
A Lively and Lighthearted Take on ‘Sense & Sensibility’
The production provides a lively and lighthearted evening of entertainment that will delight fans of the 19th century novel, as long as they are not Austen purists.
‘Frank Steins’ and Staging Disability
Shows like “Frank Steins” do not present the audience with burdenless characters and carefree plotlines.
A Love Letter to ‘Spring Awakening’
To the cast, musicians, and creative team behind this semester’s moving production of “Spring Awakening,” thank you.
No Impulse Purchases Here with ‘Next Customer Please’
Like a grab-bag Walmart bin, this show wasn’t infused with gravitas or interested in weighty issues or existential crises, nor was the production intended to be.
Lighthearted Storytelling in Words and Notes
The subject matter is rooted in fantasy, yet C.F. Ramuz’s repetitive libretto coupled with Stravinsky’s darker, dissonant music seems more representative of the piece’s real-world, historical context.
Page to Screen: The Glass Castle
Suffice it to say, I had high expectations when I learned that “The Glass Castle” would become a movie in August 2017.