The eye-popping colors, matched in many of the costumes by Andrea Hood, suit the production’s jubilant mood. Yes, the Countess Olivia (a gravely dignified Nanya-Akuki Goodrich) maintains her traditional mourning and resistance to the overtures of love from the Duke Orsino (a gallant, man-bunned Jose Llana). But her misery is set to music by the Jambalaya Brass Band, which trails after her, lending sweet sounds to her wailing woe. Members of the New York Deaf Theater sign along with some of the songs, their hands dancing with the lyrics. — the giddy wonder that overcomes Malvolio when he believes Olivia loves him is accompanied by a high-kicking chorus of cancan dancers, courtesy of the Brooklyn-based troupe the Love Show.

Source: New York Times September 04, 2016 21:11 UTC