Commercial success has eluded Michael John LaChiusa, the talented force behind such cult-taste musicals as "The Wild Party" and "Marie Christine." A gifted, clich�-resistant composer who brings a sophisticated jazz palette to Broadway undertakings, he's due for a major hit, though it's unlikely that his latest offering, "Los Otros," will bring him wider renown.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Theater review: 'Los Otros' merely murmurs at the Mark Taper Forum
The new 90-minute musical by Michael John LaChiusa and Ellen Fitzhugh benefits from its SoCal setting and its study of identity. But it's too diffuse.
Commercial success has eluded Michael John LaChiusa, the talented force behind such cult-taste musicals as "The Wild Party" and "Marie Christine." A gifted, clich�-resistant composer who brings a sophisticated jazz palette to Broadway undertakings, he's due for a major hit, though it's unlikely that his latest offering, "Los Otros," will bring him wider renown.
Commercial success has eluded Michael John LaChiusa, the talented force behind such cult-taste musicals as "The Wild Party" and "Marie Christine." A gifted, clich�-resistant composer who brings a sophisticated jazz palette to Broadway undertakings, he's due for a major hit, though it's unlikely that his latest offering, "Los Otros," will bring him wider renown.
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