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Set to a triumphal score by Amelia Warner, there’s a hint of Bruckheimer’s “Pirates of the Caribbean”-style jauntiness to the powerful orchestration that adds to the sense of melodrama at play.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

With an offstage orchestra finding the lyricism and jauntiness in the Caribbean-flavored score, overseen by musical directors Elisa Rosman and Refiye Tappan, this is a worthwhile and joyful rendition of a classic.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022

Mr. Baker said the language allowed gay men to communicate frankly and identify one another, but with its irrepressible jauntiness, it also celebrated the customs and spirit of a marginalized community.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Soon, the jauntiness gives way to gritty reality, and the mood shifts.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2019

By their lightness of foot and jauntiness of exit, Bull Meecham knew that part of the morale problem in 367 was over.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy