So here’s something curious: How did Monkey: Journey to the West go from ‘opera’ at its festival premiere in England to ‘musical theater’ here in its American premiere?
Answer, delivered by Paula Edwards from festival producer Nunally Kersh: Spoleto USA figured it could sell more tickets to family audiences if it assigned Monkey a less intimidating category. So it’s opera… only funner?
Geoff was also down at the last dress rehearsal last night to watch the action.
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