“Testament of Youth” is the 600-page memoir by the British novelist Vera Brittain of her experiences before, during, and after World War One. It was effectively conveyed as a theatrical film this year. The movie captures most of the writer’s attitudes and reactions to those ten years of her life, and it received high praise […]
E. Haig’s Review of the Music Circus Season
Another season of Music Circus productions in the round (this one the organization’s sixty-fifth) is now complete, and while the memories are still relatively fresh, here’s our review of the season as a whole and of each of the productions individually. The parenthetical number following each show is our ranking of that particular production against […]
Whatever Happened to the Hair Revolution
Seeing the Music Circus revival of the rock musical “Hair” last week (see E. Haig’s review, also posted at 51c.fcf.myftpupload.com today) got me thinking about all the counter-culture issues that are depicted in the show. In the almost fifty years since Gerome Ragni and James Rado attempted to capture the idealism and revolutionary spirit of […]
“Hair” at Music Circus – E. Haig’s Review
When “Hair” first opened on Broadway in 1968 it created a buzz among theater-goers and critics, and not just because it featured a brief moment of full nudity late in its first act. Created by Gerome Ragni and James Rado (book and lyrics, with music by Galt MacDermott), “Hair” was the first concept musical as […]
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