Dot...

Is the name of Georges Seurat's mistress in Sunday In the Park with George. The musical was inspired by the painting: Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. With music and lyrics by the wonderful Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.
There are two fantastic performances: Daniel Evans as Georges and Jenna Russell as Dot. The Dot role was originated by Bernedette Peters on Broadway in 1984 and Mandy Patinkin was Georges. Probably the most famous song is: Putting It Together, which was covered by Barbra Streisand a few years ago. My favorite song was Finishing the Hat, which is about the artist's obsession with his work, and how everything else in his life becomes peripheral to the point that the work replaces his life. It was a wonderful show and the innovative use of computer graphics draws you into the artist's process of painting. To see an example of this, the website for the play is: Sundayinthepark

Today we had as our guest in class the very charming and effusive (he's Welsh) Daniel Evans who played Georges. Even though he had two performances yesterday he was gracious enough to answer questions, chat about his career and the production and even sing a little. And yes I was charmed.

Tonight The Seagull by Anton Chekhov.

The pictures are of the Wynham Theatre.