★★★★½Encored show
Performances were sharp but the staging never quite settled into a rhythm — kept feeling like the second-act blocking belonged to a different show.
Performances were sharp but the staging never quite settled into a rhythm — kept feeling like the second-act blocking belonged to a different show.
Will be thinking about that ensemble number for weeks. Pure craft.
Stunning. The orchestra felt unusually present from the mezzanine; whoever balanced that mix knew exactly what they were doing.
Will be thinking about that ensemble number for weeks. Pure craft.
Wild swings between brilliant and baffling. The design choices stuck with me for days, even the ones that didn't quite land.
Disappointed. The book never earned its emotional beats, and a few of the songs felt like placeholders that never got rewritten.
Front-row seats for this one and the spittle from the title role landed on my program at least three times. Loved every minute of it.
Caught the matinee — the lighting design did so much heavy lifting in Act II that I forgot to look at my watch once.
Performances were sharp but the staging never quite settled into a rhythm — kept feeling like the second-act blocking belonged to a different show.