Unfortunately, director Jason Alexander's reinvention of the piece favors ham-fisted burlesque over wistful lyricism, obscuring the bittersweet beauty at the play's core.
Onstage at The Fantasticks at the Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio, there's musical history on the periphery: harpist Walter Pfeil. Soon to turn 80, the trim, dapper, bearded Pfei…
Themes of family unity and theatrical magic are perfect for new repertory direction for Soulpepper.