A jazzed-up 'Carmen' goes where Carmens have gone before

Georges Bizet's "Carmen" has proved one of the most adaptable works in the operatic canon; I've seen flamenco "Carmens," stripped-down "Carmens," even "Carmen" on ice. On Saturday night, "Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical" arrived at the Olney Theatre Center, kitted out with a catchy jazz score by Arturo O'Farrill, a new book by Moisés Kaufman and Eduardo Machado, and some dynamic choreography by Sergio Trujillo that made the opening number -- set in a Havana cafe in 1958 -- seem to augur well...