"Shaina Taub is the multi-hyphenate dynamo responsible for the show's book, music and lyrics, in a production that has gone through some critical growth since its original off-Broadway run. The show does not shy away from drawing direct lines to today's Constitution-shredding destruction of democratic and societal norms. This is done with Taub's sheer skills with the song styles varying from strong recitatives to insightful arias and battle cries. Along with fantastic director Leigh Silverman's distinctly smooth staging, the show's evolution is clear."
"The luscious, exquisite harmonies come in many forms, whether they be sleek two-parters or vast expanses that showcase infinite layers of tonal majesty. The mellifluous voices carry a lovely, velvety texture, but don't be fooled. The sound is fueled by rage, from women unsettled by just merely existing for others to decide their fate. It is their time to rip down the establishment. The passionate musical Suffs, running through Nov. 9 at BroadwaySF's Orpheum Theatre, is about fighting for your life in 1913 with zero"
The musical pairs luscious harmonies with fierce political urgency, layering velvety vocal textures over songs fueled by righteous rage. The narrative centers on Alice Paul, frustrated with state-by-state suffrage tactics, and her founding of the National Women's Party alongside Lucy Burns, Inez Milholland, Ruza Wenclawska and Doris Stevens. Shaina Taub wrote the book, music and lyrics, and the score moves from recitative to arias and battle cries. Leigh Silverman's smooth staging sharpens the show's growth since off-Broadway. A pivotal 1913 march exposed racial segregation within the movement, underscoring internal blind spots amid the fight for voting rights.
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