'Carousel' Too Cute in Concert by the NY Philharmonic
Perhaps it’s foolish to hope for strong acting in a concert presentation of a musical, especially one being produced by a classical orchestra. Nevertheless, director Lonny Price proved it could be done in his 2011 concert of “Company” for the New York Philharmonic. Now that organization has turned its attention to the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II masterpiece “Carousel.” Direc…