Kpfa - Bay Area Theater

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews a new musical adaptation of “Pride & Prejudice” at TheatreWorks Lucie Stern Theater in Palo Alto through January 4, 2020. TheatreWorks website Text of review (audio is slightly different). Jane Austen only wrote six complete books, yet over two centuries since her death, she has become one of the most popular best-selling authors. There have at least seventeen adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, including six miniseries, and a variety of films, from the direct to the indirect, including Bridget Jones’ Diary and, god help us, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Plus at least four musical adaptations, the most recent of which is a world premiere, with book, music and lyrics by Paul Gordon, which can be seen at Theatreworks’ Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto through January 4th. It’s, set in Regency England. The Bennet family has five daughters, the eldest Jane a beauty, the next in line, Elizabeth, proud and smart. For girls, the only step to take when of age is marr