Independent (UK): Four Stars to Mandy Patinkin's London Show with "Range of Emotional Colours," "Technical Virtuosity"

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Mandy Patinkin began his ten-day residency at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in London's West End last Thursday. The Independent gives the production four stars, saying this "meaty solo show" features "a programme that reveals not only Patinkin's range of emotional colours but also his technical virtuosity. From the baritonal hinterland of his vocal engine to those trademark high notes, the skirmishes between registers simply dissolve and the sound is as pure as breathing. Numbers that demand leaping nimbleness and difficult tonal coloration ... are despatched with seamless liquidity and utter conviction."

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Mandy Patinkin began his ten-day residency at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in London's West End last Thursday. The Independent (UK) gives the production, Mandy Patinkin in Concert, four stars. Reviewer Michael Coveney says this "meaty solo show" from the performer who is, among other things, "one of Stephen Sondheim's most notable exponents" (see the album Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim), features "a programme that reveals not only Patinkin's range of emotional colours but also his technical virtuosity." Coveney continues:

From the baritonal hinterland of his vocal engine to those trademark high notes, the skirmishes between registers simply dissolve and the sound is as pure as breathing. Numbers that demand leaping nimbleness and difficult tonal coloration ... are despatched with seamless liquidity and utter conviction.

Read the full review at independent.co.uk. For ticket information, visit dukeofyorkstheatre.co.uk.

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  • Monday, January 12, 2009
    Independent (UK): Four Stars to Mandy Patinkin's London Show with "Range of Emotional Colours," "Technical Virtuosity"
    Carole Segale

    Mandy Patinkin began his ten-day residency at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in London's West End last Thursday. The Independent (UK) gives the production, Mandy Patinkin in Concert, four stars. Reviewer Michael Coveney says this "meaty solo show" from the performer who is, among other things, "one of Stephen Sondheim's most notable exponents" (see the album Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim), features "a programme that reveals not only Patinkin's range of emotional colours but also his technical virtuosity." Coveney continues:

    From the baritonal hinterland of his vocal engine to those trademark high notes, the skirmishes between registers simply dissolve and the sound is as pure as breathing. Numbers that demand leaping nimbleness and difficult tonal coloration ... are despatched with seamless liquidity and utter conviction.

    Read the full review at independent.co.uk. For ticket information, visit dukeofyorkstheatre.co.uk.

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