In Broadway’s ‘A Beautiful Noise’ the music is more interesting than the man
When done most successfully, the genre reveals something new about its subject, rather than simply regurgitating life events. Instead, this lackluster pseudo-memoir wagers on nostalgia and a charming frontman to keep the good times feeling good. Ultimately, it’s a losing bet.
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If the Refreshing ‘KPOP’ is the Future of Broadway, Consider Me a Stan
Against all expectations for a behind-the-scenes musical drama, KPOP’s storytelling is as sophisticated as its high-octane performances. Though the newly-opened Broadway musical at Circle in the Square Theater was a hit during its pre-pandemic run at Ars Nova, I was prepared to hate-watch it. Why? Because I wince whenever I hear the cheesy bops of […]
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In ‘A Christmas Carol,’ a Classic Tale Made to Feel Anew
“Marley is dead.” Everybody knows that. So it’s spoken, most assuredly, that first line of that familiar story. Starting with a match lit in the dark, a whole world starts to unravel around the sole performer who, with every small shift in his posture, and in the timbre of his voice, will embody almost every […]
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