BENJAMIN DAVID OLSEN
A CHORUS LINE
Park Square Theater
DIRECTOR Stephen DiMenna | CHOREOGRAPHY Eddie Gutierrez | SCENERY Benjamin Olsen | ASSISTANT SCENERY Clare Pearson | COSTUME Matthew Lefebvre | LIGHTING Karin Olson | PROPERTIES Lee Christianson | TECH DIRECTOR Evan Sima | SHOP SUPERVISOR Erin Gustafson | RENDERINGS Benjamin Olsen | PHOTOS Dan Norman Photography
"The production looks and sounds great. Benjamin Olsen's scenic design provides the obligatory wall of mirrors, in which we see the dancers watching themselves, creating a mesmerizing effect in numbers like "At the Ballet," the montage in "Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love," and several iterations of "One" as it evolves from a piece in rehearsal, vivisected into steps and counts, into a polished pull-out-all-the-stops, gold lamé production number."
Arthur Dorman, Talkin' Broadway
"The design keeps things simple in a good way. Benjamin Olsen’s bare rehearsal space puts all the attention on the performers, while lighting by Karin Olson supports the mood without distracting from it. Costumes by Mathew LeFebvre feel lived-in and real, like actual rehearsal clothes rather than stage costumes. By the time you reach the finale, the emotional payoff is still there. After spending the show getting to know these dancers as individuals, watching them fold back into a single unified line feels both thrilling and a little heartbreaking."
Jared Fessler, broadwayworld.com
