Walt Whitman Junior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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DRAMA REVIEW HOLIVERH With a string of melodic songs and gay performances, HOliver!H arrives at the Imperial Theatre direct from London. We see all the adventures of Oliver Twist, the poor workhouse lad. We see jolly old Pagin, the conniving pick-pocket. We see Nancy, the girl secretly in love with Bill Sykes. There are several other splendid examples of London low-life. Lionel Bart has fashioned the book, music, and lyrics from Dickens' classic. The songs are a show in themselves. Fagin's instructing his students in his art in the song HYou've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two,H the work- house boys' opening short, HFood, Glorious Food,H and Nancy's big song, HAs Long As He Needs Me,H are all winners. The performers are excellent. Clive Nevill is gay and bewitch- ing as Fagin, Georgia Brown is well-voiced and saucy as Nancy, and Bruce Piochnik is winning as Oliver. HOliverZH is a wonderful mu- sical of haunting tunes and London low-life. 36 HBEYOND THE FRINGEH All the glory of this the- atrical season must go to Great Britain. Direct from a four- year run in London, HBeyond The Fringen has landed here just when it is needed. This revue is by and with four young British gentlemen. They have devised a comedy revue of witty sketches and bizarre, fresh ideas. The four young gentlemen are all expert. Fair-haired and bespectacled Alan Bennett has great fun with his own brand of political satire. Peter Cook, a debonair young comedian, has a flair for whimsy, and his simple-minded NSitting On The Beachn is one of the evening's highlights. Dudley Moore, a small but talented pianist, does a hilarious turn in his spoof of a piano artist who tries in vain to finish the theme from HThe Bridge Over The River Kwai.H Jonathan Miller, a man who can make thousands of faces, and is constantly doing so, is perhaps best. A gay finale is thc sa- tire on Shakespeare's histori- cal plays, with all four men. HBeyond The Fringen can be highly recommended for anyone who wants to laugh! Kenneth Mandelbaum

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NLITTLE MEN-- a new musical comedy HLittle Men is mainly about a no-talent beauty who rises from rags-to-riches. With a simple theme like that, one would not expect very much. Yet it is the best musical of the year. The rags-to-riches girl is Belle Shlumpfer Clater Belle Poitrinej ably portrayed by Virginia Martin. Belle's lovers Cthere are sevenj are all played by Sid Caesar. The story is told as a flash- back by Miss Poitrine. Today CNancy Andrews? tells about her life to her biographer, Patrick Dennis CPeter Turgeonj. Miss Andrews and Mr. Turgeon are ex- cellent in their roles. With Neil Simon's zany book, you are finally recovering from one laugh only to be rolling in the aisle in a near state of hys- teria the next minute. Cy Coleman's music is satis- fying and bright but Zarolyn Leigh's lyrics are extremely witty and help the music consid- erably. The musical highlights are nDeep Down Insiden, UBe A Performerln, nI've Got Your NumberQ and the title song, HLittle Men. Bob Fosse's choreography hits high spots with HThe Rich Kids Ragu and Swen Swenson's amazing dance of HI've Got Your Numbern. With Laugh after laugh, and Sid Caesar's amazing performance, HLittle Men is--PERFECTION! HSTOP THE WORLD-I WANT TO GET OFFU a new-style musical HStop The Worldn is called a HNew Stylen musical. British import is just that. The leads are Anthony Newley as Little Chap, Anna Quayle is his . .:f,n!' ' ' ' - D ' f L .4 egrep g '- l X. .. Ca. small U four loves, and Susan and Jennif- er Baker, their children. The ensemble is made up of seven girls who form a sort of Greek Chorus. It goes through the ages of man. .But what is different about this musical is that the only scenery is the interior of a circus tent and the only cos- tumes, clowns' costumes. The scenery and costumes are by Sean Kenny. The book, music, and lyrics are by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. The director is also Mr. Newley. The most not- able song is HWhat Kind Of Fool Am In. Others are HGonna Build a MountainH,'Meilinki MeilchicKQ HOnce in a LifetimeQ and UMumbo. jumbon, a political satire. Miss Quayle also sings four songs to the same tune for each of Little Chap's love with a different ac- cent for each. The Baker Twins are cute, Anna Quayle is amazing, and Anthony Newley does marvelous pantomimes and gives one of the best performances I've ever seen. Yet it is hard to explain such a great show. SO all Ifll say is--GOI Jeffrey Dunn . 37