Rousuck's Review: Olney's "Carmen" An Afro-Cuban Jazz Riff On Bizet's Classic

By Tom Hall,

J. Wynn Rousuck, Rob Sivak

Published February 22, 2016 at 8:40 AM EST

Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical, the world-premier production on stage now through March 6th at the Olney Theatre Center, takes Bizet's famous opera, which was set in 1820s Spain, and moves it to 1950s Cuba. The result is a contemporary and politically resonant re-imagining of the classic love story. Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom in the studio to explain why this latest of many adaptations of the original opera is an artistic standout.

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Tom Hall

Host, Midday (M-F 12:00-1:00)

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J. Wynn Rousuck

J. Wynn Rousuck has been reviewing theater for WYPR's Midday (and previously, Maryland Morning) since 2007. Prior to that, she was the theater critic of The Baltimore Sun, where she reviewed more than 3,000 plays over the course of 23 years.

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Rob Sivak

Rob is a contributing producer for Midday.

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