A little show called My Fair Lady provides ample demonstration that the works of George Bernard Shaw are certainly ripe for musical treatment. But the latest attempt, A Minister’s Wife, illustrates the pitfalls as well. This chamber musical adaptation of his 1898 play Candida ironically only serves to detract from the music of his language.   Austin Pendleton has hewed quite faithfully to the original wit…
SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 03:15AM on May 20, 2011