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The New York Times
Artikler om Jerome Kern fra nytimes.com. Senest opdateret 1. marts 2012
MUSIC REVIEW; Can't Help Seeking That Middle Ground in 'Show Boat'
CHICAGO -- ''Show Boat'' is a pioneering masterpiece of American musical theater. But what kind of piece is it? An opera? An operetta? A rousing Broadway musical that deals with issues of race as complex today as they were in 1927? Approaching it as a hybrid has been the default choice for most productions, including the one now at the Lyric Opera...
ARTS | CONNECTICUT; Staging a Classic, Retooled and Slimmed Down
When Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II wrote ''Show Boat,'' they also rewrote the rules for musicals, adding serious themes and complex characters to a genre that had been all fluff. And just as our notion of serious themes and complex characters has evolved since 1927, when it opened, so has ''Show Boat.'' It was revised by its authors for two...
MUSIC REVIEW; Four Pianists, Teaming and Competing
Bill Charlap and Bill Mays faced each other squarely across the 92nd Street Y stage on Wednesday night, each stationed at a piano, taking turns but hardly holding back. It was early in the second half of a concert called ''The Key Players,'' part of the Jazz in July series. A projection on the back wall showed both pianists' hands at work as they...