Past Event
Friday, November 25, 2011, 8 p.m.
The Musical Paul Gauguin
1492 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, 92101
Asian Story Theatre is work-shopping this new musical (book and lyrics by Kent Brisby; music by various composers). The project was ready for a tryout and, with tinkering and revising, could have a long life to come. Gauguin (1848-1903) was a complicated man who strove for simplicity. The lengthy script tries to account for too much, and the performance had acoustic difficulties. But there are strengths: a game cast, terrific songs and projections, and Byron LaDue's performance as Gauguin. Never once does LaDue hype the role (as so many others have), and never once does he hit a false note.
Worth a try.