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McCarter Theatre
Princeton, NJ |
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New York Times
FINDING HOPE IN THE TIMELESS TALE OF ROMEO AND JULIET by Alvin Klein September 23, 2001 "The cast plays in splendid harmony... The rush of rapture overtakes Romeo, played by an impetuously ardent Jeffrey Carlson, all 'quivering love,' and Juliet, played by Sarah Drew, petulant, giddy, incorrigibly girlish, willful and completely enchanting in a never-to-be-forgotton balcony scene." |
Princeton Town Topics
SHAKESPEARE PROVIDES TIMELY SEASON OPENER FOR McCARTER WITH HATRED, SENSELESS VIOLENCE, LOVE IN 'ROMEO AND JULIET' by Donald Gilpin September 28, 2001 "The thoroughly convincing performances of Ms. Drew and Mr. Carlson and the chemistry between them win us over and bring this relationship to vibrant life. They act with spontaneity, a warm naturalness and idiosyncratic authenticity. Mr. Carlson's Romeo, pale, fine featured, with long blonde hair, rolls on the ground in anguish or runs in circles or eagerly jumps in the air in a vain endeavor to reach Juliet's balcony, charming the audience as he charms Juliet... These two young actors will be heard from in the future." |
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Home New Tribune
STAR-CROSSED LOVERS by C. W. Walker September 21, 2001 "At the McCarter Theatre, Mann and her company get it just right. Jeffrey Carlson and Sarah Drew in the lead roles are so physically beautiful, so emotionally fragile, and so achingly, almost painfully naive, that you just have to smile. Carlson has a slender frame, a mop of golden hair and high pale cheekbones. Drew has the face of a wide-eyed, alabaster doll, framed by ringlets and braids. Together and separately, they steal kisses, throw tantrums, count stars, and lob empty punches into the air at the merciless world. In other words, they're like our own kids. You can't help but wish they could live happily ever after even as you know their innocence is doomed." |
Princeton Star-Ledger
A LOVEABLE 'ROMEO AND JULIET' by Peter Filichia September 17, 2001 "The youths are serving Mann, themselves, and William Shakespeare extraordinarily well at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. Jeffrey Carlson is wonderfully passionate as the lovesick minor, and Sarah Drew is an enchanting Juliet, with the beauty of a Mona Lisa. Both have great conversational fluidity with the language, too... Both performers can maneuver effectively and never are melodramatic when the script turns tragic." |
Princeton Packet
ROMEO AND JULIET by Stuart Duncan, TimeOFF September 19, 2001 "The finest production at McCarter in years - a staging that may well be remembered as the definitive production of a masterpiece... Ultimately, of course, the play must rest with the young, star-crossed lovers. Here, the evening is at its finest. Jeffrey Carlson plays Romeo with a hint of Leonardo DiCaprio from the movie version several years back. He suggests a rebellious nature in the way he flips his hair out of his eyes. His innocence is tinged with rashness that is most appealing..." |
Variety.com
ROMEO AND JULIET by Robert L. Daniels September 23, 2001 "The athletic and spirited Romeo of Jeffrey Carlson is an able partner. This Romeo is given to gymnastic leaps and somersaults. The lovesick boy is invested with an earnest adolescence and quickened impulsive ardor... Shakespeare's lyirc verse is well spoken, and the embraces are hot-blooded and true." |
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