Respect: A Musical Celebration of Women
A women's history of the 20th Century told through popular songs. The musical came from Dorothy Marcic's book Respect: Women and Popular Music. Though the songs are fairly predictable, the revue calls attention to the lyrics and how the words underline values women were expected to embrace (going from "Stand by Your Man" to "You Don't Own Me"). Most of the 50 songs are brief excerpts, which frustrates since the four-person cast could belt them with brass: Leigh Scarritt, Kelsey Venter, Nancy Snow Carr, and Lisa H. Payton perform with tight harmonics, and when given the spotlight, they shine. Although the videos, projected onto three circles, often lack sharpness, the sound design and Cris O'Bryon's four-piece band are tops.
Worth a try.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, August 12, 2012
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm |
| Wednesdays, 2pm & 7pm |
| Thursdays, 8pm |
| Fridays, 8pm |
| Saturdays, 2pm & 8pm |