Pirates of Caribbean Jack Sparrow Child Costume

It loses some luster, but 'Snowy Day' musical still preserves winter wonderland

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s boisterousness quotient and pair him with some quirky acquaintances, including a snow pirate (move over, Jack Sparrow. s tale by Ezra Jack Keats tells of hushed awe and solitude: Celebrating a recent snowfall, the book&rsquo. With these eccentric companions, the boy plunges into a few mild adventures and a Caribbean-flavored dream. making its world premiere at Adventure Theatre, turns out to be a different creature from Keats&rsquo. You might as well store an icicle on a lighted gas burner as try to find a musical-theater equivalent for the beloved picture book &ldquo. Writer David Emerson Toney and composer/lyricist Darius Smith ratchet up Peter&rsquo. s young protagonist, Peter, wanders alone through a nearly deserted winter landscape, making snow angels, sliding down a slope and engaging in other simple pleasures. So it&rsquo. ), an anxious snowman and an acrophobic bird who&rsquo. The 1962 children&rsquo. s a story line that might strike adult ticket holders as somewhat...

Source: Washington Post