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Written by John Bromley
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Friday, 07 December 2007 |
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 What a joy it is to go to Fort Collins to see a show and find my former student Cameron Stevens, his talents much matured and recently returned from New York, playing the lead—and his Joseph is glorious!
The production also features the marvelous new talents of Brenna Thistle, a University of Northern Colorado junior I first enjoyed in UNC’s recent “Miranda’s Nightmare,” who shows a stunningly attractive repertoire of styles in Carousel’s version of the first really famous Rice/Lloyd Webber musical. With a group of other wives—Sky Cash, Heather Robillard, Stephanie Short—she dances superbly, as do the others, in an ensemble; her magic moment, though, is when she and Broc Timmerman break loose of their groups into a wild, joyous Apache dance: apart they are mesmerizing, and as individuals they are wonderfully dynamic and charismatic. In Brenna Thistle, a star is born.
But first of all there was food. Carousel’s cuisine has been moving steadily upwards and has just arrived at a new height. My companion Susan, who was hungrier than I, ordered almond-crusted salmon, which she pronounced delicious; I ordered shrimp cocktail, which came flavored with oregano and dipped in a sauce rich in horseradish. The oregano and horseradish flavors balanced each other nicely, and neither dominated. Thinking that perhaps just shrimp wasn’t enough, I had also asked for mashed potatoes and a hint of sage dressing. Each was a delight: the potatoes buttery and the dressing rich with sage.
Stuffed, I mostly watched while Susan nibbled on Berry pie a la mode.
The show as a whole is beautifully crafted. Newly lissome Kim Tedder-Hernandez is just right as the narrator, her pretty alto a match for Stevens’ glorious tenor. Joseph’s brothers, who sell him off into Egyptian slavery, are all fun, especially Colin Harrington and Cole Emarine; Bren Eyestone-Barron is eye candy as Mrs. Potiphar, and her husband Brian does very nicely as Jacob and Potiphar.
In an interesting twist, he is also an eye-catching Elvis
sound-a-like. One of my favorite songs is “Caanan Days,” traditionally delivered in a mournful French accent as the wicked brothers begin to realize how much of their good old days were formed around Joseph; Keith Rabin’s fractured French is a highlight.
This “Joseph” was a delight, the only production of this show I have ever seen to compare with it was Union Colony Dinner Theatre’s opening offering three years ago. And while the UCDT had a wonderful Joseph, I don’t remember seeing a dancer there of the same order of magnitude as Brenna Thistle’s, of whom we need to see far, far more.
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To Go
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
• Carousel Dinner Theatre, 3509 S. Mason St., Fort Collins
• Performances Thursday-Saturday evenings through Feb. 20; matinees Sunday afternoons.
• Open for drinks and dinner at noon on Sundays, 6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
• Tickets: $34 Thursday and Sunday, $38 Friday-Saturday.
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