Off-Broadway Manhattan Project an ‘Atomic’ bomb

The creation of the atomic bomb was one of the most momentous events in world history. The most lethal weapon ever devised by man, it ended World War II when dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing and maiming hundreds of thousands of people. I know what you’re thinking: What a great subject for a musical! That, at least, was the notion behind Atomic, the stunningly misconceived musical that — after a mysteriously successful run in Australia — opened here Sunday, provoking the same kind of jaw dropping last seen by the audience watching Springtime for Hitler. Much like the Manhattan Project, its creators — Danny Ginges and Gregory Bonsignore (book and lyrics) and Philip Foxman (music and lyrics) — have created a bomb.