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Blackbeard the Musical

Mesa Community College Theatre

July 12-July 21, 2007

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An exciting new musical by Rob Gardner about America's most notorious pirate, Edward Teach-known as Blackbeard-who used his fearsome façade to capture and plunder his way into legend. This powerful musical, surrounding the pirate's famously brazen blockade of Charleston Harbor, had an extremely successful workshop run last summer and will now see its world premiere at the Herberger Theater Center.

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  Tickets: $12/General Public, $10/MCC Faculty, Staff and Alumni, $8/Seniors and Students

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  Dates:
  July 12-July 21, 2007

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  Monday, Thursday-Saturday 7:30pm

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  Theatre Outback at Mesa Community College

  1833 West Southern Avenue Mesa, AZ 85202

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  Mesa

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  • Event Name: Blackbeard the Musical
    "FANTASTIC PERFORMANCES, STRONG MUSIC, WEAK SCRIPT"
    Review posted by: H.A. Semmens from Tempe, AZ, Jul 23, 2007
    

    BLACKBEARD is an amazing visual experience. The set seamlessly transforms from one pirate ship to another. The orchestra & chorus push the music to soaring heights. The main cast is rock solid, led by... Expand

    BLACKBEARD is an amazing visual experience. The set seamlessly transforms from one pirate ship to another. The orchestra & chorus push the music to soaring heights. The main cast is rock solid, led by Jere VanPatten's show stealing performance as foppish Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate. (I smell Zoni for VanPatten!) Unfortunately, the script lacks structure. I honestly can't tell who I'm supposed to be rooting for. None of the characters are developed enough to truly take charge of the story. Beyond the bravado, we get few insights into Blackbeard's personality. Leading ladies Mary & Anne use their beautiful voices to belt out several sappy, codependent love songs about how they can't possibly live without their men. These are counterbalanced by some very strong numbers including "Bad Boys," "The Look Makes the Man," and VanPatten's 2 showstopping numbers "Bonnet's Tale" & "If You Want to be a Pirate." Best of luck to the show in the future but the story needs work. Collapse

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