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A little over a year ago, the score and libretto of Tess were being finalised into a workable draft, ready to be put in front of the kind of people it needed to be put in front of at that stage in the long journey towards production. Around the same time, a certain leading man was stepping out onto a Broadway stage in the title role of a new musical based on Pasternak’s famous epic of the Russian revolution, Dr Zhivago. Tam Mutu won rave reviews from the likes of the Washington Times, which described him as “really wonderful” and “utterly perfect”, and he was nominated for a prestigious Drama League Award. Now, as the creators of another new musical based on a classic novel, composer Michael B and I are enjoying the extraordinary privilege of listening to that same soaring voice delivering the role of Alec d’Urberville, Thomas Hardy’s scheming villain who’s responsible for our heroine’s initial downfall.
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Next time on d'Blog... More commentary from the studio as things get busy on the production of the TESS album
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Roberta Kappus
6/7/2016 03:08:49 pm
Excellent choice for Alex. I saw him in Zhivago 5 times and he is incredible
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TESS
6/7/2016 04:00:15 pm
Glad you agree with our choice, Roberta. He's a terrific Alec. And totally agree - he is incredible (as well as being a lovely guy to work with)
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Mark
12/7/2016 10:44:35 pm
I would cut out the Zhivago positive comments. That musical was panned universally. You don't want to be associated with it.
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