Comments on: Shakespeare Theatre Company Measure for Measure /2013/09/review-stc-measure-for-measure/ Theater Info for the Washington DC region Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:41:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bob Ashby /2013/09/review-stc-measure-for-measure/comment-page-1/#comment-93629 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 02:49:53 +0000 http://washingtondc.showbizradio.com/?p=9765#comment-93629 An issue about a conjunction, perhaps. It may be that I should have said “cabaret OR the recorded music preceding it” rather than “and.” I think we are in agreement that the recorded music in the house prior to the beginning of the cabaret proper was period music, including specifically the “Meine Beste Freundin” number, the provenance of which I specifically confirmed with the theater’s press office.

]]> By: Adam Wernick /2013/09/review-stc-measure-for-measure/comment-page-1/#comment-93555 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:59:50 +0000 http://washingtondc.showbizradio.com/?p=9765#comment-93555 Hello, Bob –

Thanks for the nice, thoughtful review. I’m very pleased that you liked the production.

I feel it is a compliment that you write, “Many of the tunes used in the cabaret and the recorded music preceding it are drawn from the actual Berlin cabaret scene…” This is not, however, true.

The songs played in the lobby and in the House, prior to the on-stage cabaret performance, are songs from period. All of the songs and dances performed during the cabaret are original, with music by me and with lyrics by Martin Hutson and Drew Lichtenberg. The lyrics used in the torch song Natascia Diaz sings in the cabaret are based on a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke. The song Natascia sings at the beginning of Act Two, “Take O take those lips away,” uses the lyrics from Shakespeare’s text.

Thanks again!

Adam Wernick

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