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ROUGH WATERS Block is an appealing Pirate Queen, but an unnavigable story and uninspired balladry sink the ship
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Opening Date: Apr 05, 2007; Lead Performance: Stephanie Block; Writers: Alan Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg
The Pirate Queen is what happens when Les Miz throws up Riverdance. The creators of both behemoths team up for the true tale of Grace O'Malley, a 16th-century seafarer and warrior who takes on men, masts, and Queen Elizabeth I. Stephanie J. Block is quite appealing as the swashbuckling leading lass, and occasionally the bombast takes on a pulse-quickening ardor, in a circa-1987 kind of way. But as the confusing story sails into choppy seas, weighed down by watery, repetitive ballads, the only rational reaction is a growling aarggh! (Tickets: 212-307-4100) C-
Posted Apr 20, 2007
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