Moby-Dick (2019 musical)
| Moby-Dick | |
|---|---|
| Music | Dave Malloy |
| Lyrics | Dave Malloy |
| Book | Dave Malloy |
| Basis | Moby-Dick by Herman Melville |
| Productions | 2019 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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Moby-Dick is a stage musical with lyrics, music and book by Dave Malloy. It is an adaptation of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville and made its world premiere in December 2019 at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts directed by Rachel Chavkin.[1]
Production history[edit]
On July 26, 2019, and July 27, 2019, a 90 minute excerpt from Moby-Dick was performed at the American Museum of Natural History, in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life underneath the whale.[2]
The musical had its world premiere at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachussetts on December 11, 2019 after one week of previews.[1] It is scheduled to run until January 12, 2020.
Cast[edit]
| Character | Original Cambridge Cast (2019)[3] |
|---|---|
| Ishmael | Manik Chok |
| Captain Ahab | Tom Nelis |
| Father Mapple/Captain of the Albatross/Captain Boomer of the Bachelor/Captain Gardiner of the Rachel | Dawn L. Troupe |
| Queequeg | Andrew Cristi |
| Fedallah | Eric Berryman |
| Starbuck | Starr Busby |
| Stubb | Kalyn West |
| Flask | Anna Ishi |
| Tashtego | Matt Kizer |
| Daggoo | J.D. Mollison |
| Pip | Morgan Siobhan Green |
| Sailor 1/The Blacksmith | Ashkon Davaran |
| Sailor 2/The Carpenter | Kim Blanck |
Reception[edit]
The Cambridge production was generally well reviewed, with praise for the music and the work of scenic designer Mimi Lien in particular, while common criticisms included the 3 1/2 hour length and the Pip section. Don Aucoin of the Boston Globe wrote that it was "ambitiously conceived and superbly executed ... if occasionally self-indulgent,"[4] while Carolyn Clay of WBUR's ARTery called it "an extraordinary sum of diverse parts."[5] On the other hand, Christopher Caggiano of The Arts Fuse criticized the production for trying to adapt the entire book, and for "forcing" contemporary parallels.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McPhee, Ryan (Dec 11, 2019). "World Premiere of Dave Malloy's Moby-Dick Musical Opens December 11 at the American Repertory Theater". Playbill. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 14, 2019). "Museum of Natural History to Present Excerpts From New Dave Malloy Musical, Moby-Dick". Playbill. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Moby-Dick". American Repertory Theater. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ↑ Aucoin, Don (Dec 12, 2019). "A captivating 'Moby-Dick' that ripples through time". Boston Globe. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ↑ Clay, Carolyn (Dec 13, 2019). "In The A.R.T.'s Musical 'Moby-Dick,' The Whale Is An Extraordinary Sum Of Diverse Parts". WBUR-FM ARTery. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ↑ Caggiano, Christopher (Dec 20, 2019). "A Musical "Moby-Dick" Lumbers from its Seabed at the A.R.T." The Arts Fuse. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
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