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| | Theatre Reviews Limited: "The Black Rider: The casting of the Magic Bullets" |
 | | While his musical style is clearly distinctive and wonderfully unique in the true sense of the word, when I can decipher his lyrics from his soulful, smoky, boozy, soothing rattle of a voice, I have no idea what they mean or what the hell he's saying. |
 | | But after experiencing "The Black Rider", I still don't understand Tom Waits (or William S. Burroughs or Robert Wilson) any more than before, but I feel like I have been to hell and back and enjoyed every minute of the ride. |
 | | The costumes are a sumptuous fl, the makeup a deathly white, the music a dense blend of Cabaret, music hall, and Tom Waits, and the acting a clearly stated commedia del arte style, each actor reaching the heights and depths of pain, happiness, and angst with excruciating precision. |
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