{"id":245489,"date":"2012-10-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/going-around-the-world-in-coronado\/"},"modified":"2012-10-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T07:00:00","slug":"going-around-the-world-in-coronado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/going-around-the-world-in-coronado\/","title":{"rendered":"Going \u2018Around the World\u2019 in Coronado"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAround the World in 80 Days\u201d<\/strong>
\nWhere: Lamb\u2019s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave. (Coronado)<\/strong>
\nWhen: Tues. \u2013 Thurs. at 7:30 p.m., Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 4 and 8 p.m., and Sun. at 2 p.m. through Nov. 18<\/strong>
\nInfo: 619-437-0097<\/strong>
\nWeb: lambsplayers.org<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lamb\u2019s Players latest an enjoyable family feast<\/strong><\/p>\n

Por Charlene Baldridge | Cr\u00edtico de Teatro SDUN<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Going
(l to r) Kaja Amado Dunn and Jon Lorenz (Photo by JT MacMillan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Boats, trains, hot-air balloons and elephants: all conveyances that carry Phileas Fogg and company as he attempts \u2013 on a bet \u2013 to go around the world in 80 days, at least in Jules Verne\u2019s 1873 novel.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s mostly steamers and trains in the West Coast premiere of Laura Easton\u2019s stage adaptation of \u201cAround the World in 80 Days,\u201d directed by Lamb\u2019s Players Theatre Producing Artistic Director Robert Smyth. Though the production has no balloon (not enough \u201cfly\u201d space, one presumes) it does produce one adorable elephant and a sledge.<\/p>\n

The play begins and ends in 1872 London. Lance Arthur Smith portrays the unflappable Fogg, and Bryan Barbarin is his clever servant, Passepartout. Lovely Kaja Amado Dunn portrays Mrs. Aouda, the Bombay widow they rescue from death on her husband\u2019s funeral pyre.<\/p>\n

Jon Lorenz plays Detective Inspector Fix from Scotland Yard, who pursues Fogg believing him to be a bank robber. Jesse Abeel, John Rosen, Brian Nickel and Catie Grady portray the other people of the world, in Dover, Calais, Brindisi and so on, eastward around the globe.<\/p>\n

That is not a spoiler: viewers who recall the book, Michael Todd\u2019s 1956 Todd-AO film, numerous TV specials or the 1988 La Jolla Playhouse musical all know the story.<\/p>\n

After facing numerous vicissitudes of 19th century travel and the machinations of Inspector Fix, Fogg, Passepartout and Mrs. Aouda return to Fogg\u2019s London flat convinced the mission has failed and that Fogg is penniless. Sent to arrange a wedding, Passepartout discovers it is Saturday, not Sunday, meaning that Fogg has succeeded after all.<\/p>\n

During the Oct. 17 performance, the action sagged a bit during Act I; however, Act II was lively. The production is truly an ensemble effort, one of Lamb\u2019s Players Theatre\u2019s strengths. Smith and Barbarin could not be better, with Smith having the tougher assignment.<\/p>\n

Playing unflappable with a stiff upper-lip automatically puts distance between Fogg and the fallibility that would make him a more sympathetic character. It\u2019s a given, and Smith does what he can. Barbarin\u2019s pidgin French seems made up as he goes along, which only makes him more endearing. So does his amazing cartwheel. Lorenz provides amusing mustache twirling as needed.<\/p>\n

Smyth\u2019s production is enlivened by Michael McKeon\u2019s set, Jeanne Barnes Reith\u2019s costumes, Deborah Gilmour Smyth\u2019s sound, McKeon\u2019s properties and, most especially, Kevin O\u2019Donnell\u2019s original music, which presents some songs and dances.<\/p>\n

Clocking in at two hours, \u201cAround the World in 80 Days\u201d is a most enjoyable family entertainment. The pre-teen boy seated near us seemed to enjoy the show immensely.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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