Past Event
Friday, November 18, 2011, 8 p.m.
The Musical Paul Gauguin
2230 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, 92106
Asian Story Theater is work-shopping this new musical. The project was ready for a tryout, and with tinkering and revising, could have a long life to come. Gauguin (1848) was a complicated individual who strove with all his might for simplicity. The lengthy script tries to account for too much, and the performance had acoustic difficulties. But there are many strengths: a game cast, some terrific songs and projections, and Byron LaDue's performance as Gauguin. Never once does he hype the role, and never once hits a false note.
Worth a try.