So, Alison
Is he Australian? WIll he take this show to other parts of the world?
Your review certainly made me want to catch it.
Doug
On 4-Jun-05, at 11:37 PM, Alison Croggon wrote:
> Boulevard Delirium
>
> Boulevard Delirium with Paul Capsis, directed by Barrie Kosky. From
> Schauspielhaus Wien, @ the Malthouse Theatre, June 1 until June 26.
>
> Now I've been to Boulevard Delirium , I see what all the fuss is about.
> Paul Capsis is something else. But how do you begin to describe a
> talent
> like this?
>
> About half way through the show - and this is a show - I began to
> wonder if
> there was anything that Capsis couldn't do with his voice. By the
> end, I
> was pretty well convinced that he can sing anything. I might be
> wrong, but
> I wouldn't bet money on it. Capsis must be one of the great theatrical
> voices of this century.
>
> But that incredible voice - so flexible it can gravel up for Janis
> Joplin,
> tenderise for Nina Simone, scream, bark or howl in the middle of an
> impassioned pop aria - is only half of it. Capsis is a performer of
> rare
> quality: he's on, full throttle, from the first moment he appears on
> stage
> in top hat and tails, his eyelids gleaming with sequins, lasciviously
> inviting his audience into the gritty, sensual, passionate delirium of
> the
> title.
>
> Read more at http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
>
> All the best
>
> Alison
>
>
>
> Alison Croggon
>
> Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
> Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
>
>
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