This is the third Sondheim show to premier in this decade, and like the previous two (Saturday Night and Bounce), it doesn’t represent him at his best, but even third-rate Sondheim is at least worthy of note. This show has a convoluted history, … [Continue reading]
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
This show has one of the best and funniest librettos of the decade, a hilarious and surprisingly truthful look at the trials and concerns of real children, perfectly integrating improv elements and audience participation with its otherwise largely … [Continue reading]
The Light in the Piazza
I consider this by far and away the best show of the decade. I reiterate: The Light in the Piazza is the best show of the new millennium so far. Everything about this show is absolutely perfect. The beautifully touching libretto tells a bittersweet … [Continue reading]
Barbara Cook’s Broadway
Barbara Cook is a legend of the theater, and although this was her second one-woman show at Lincoln Center in just three years, there’s no such thing as too much Barbara Cook. Given that she was in her late seventies at this point, the vocal sound … [Continue reading]
The Beautiful Game
For those who haven’t heard of it, this is an Andrew Lloyd-Webber road-closer with a London cast album. Of all Webber’s late-career failures, this one came the closest to actually working. The book, by famed British television writer Ben Elton, tells … [Continue reading]
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