My overall impression
A bright Sunday Afternoon was made even brighter with AESOPERA and the beautiful music! I did not know what to expect. I have experience all kinds of theatre over the years. There was a period, where most theatre was all so very, very good. Now days, like the film industry, it is so hit or miss, with the lack of creativity or originality.
I will start out my review with a simple BRAVO to The ENTIRE AESOPERA TEAM & HOLLYWOOD FRINGE. This show is an hour long with some loose change. That loose change is all gold. There is color to the whole piece. You see this just as you look at the stage waiting for the show to start. Then there is more color as an attractive group of players take the stage
( In a Formal fashion mind you! ) waiting for a young pianist to hit the stage, so the show can begin. ( You have now caught my attention! ) The music in parts is beautifully melancholic, like a West Side Story or a Sunday In The Park with George ( There was artwork on the stage too ). There were wonderful shifts in the show going from tragedy to a high energized musical section like the very clever mini opera The Fisher & The Wishes. The energy and action on stage just flowed! The cast was so very talented with an excellent sound and wonderful sense of acting. The " Frog " piece, a politcal satire, was funny! Good gawd, physically well done and OPERATIC! …… Yet one has to think of the STATE of affairs in OUR Country! Beautifully Done Southern CA Lyric Theater! Who am I …… Just an audience member looking for good theatre. Thank you! I am looking forward to seeing and hearing Jonathan Price’s THE ISLAND!
