19/07/11
Westside Weekly
The big question in the iconic story of South Pacific is whether the romance factor is more threatened by war or by bigotry. But the serious themes are overshadowed by the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. No one has ever been able to touch their kind of musical genius and it is showcased beautifully by Kelowna Actors’ Studio’s presentation of South Pacific.
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It’s not often a costume steals the show. But when that costume is a ludicrous white cow and clothes a talent like Joel Field, the result at the opening night of Kelowna Actors’ Studio’s Into The Woods was exactly a show-stealer.
Besides giving a highly funny play its most comedic moments, Milky White, as the cow is affectionately known, seems to defy the human body’s ability in contortionism. What’s more, that cow can dance.
Stephen Sondheim, lyricist and composer, took a book by James Lapine and created the musical Into The Woods, which juggles a collection of our favourite Grimm’s fairy tales and gives them a twist.
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