Thou Shalt Not
Opening Night: October 25, 2001
Closing: January 6, 2002
Theater: Gerald Schoenfeld
Lincoln Center Theater will present the world premiere of Thou Shalt Not, a new musical with book by David Thompson, music and lyrics by Harry Connick, Jr., and direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. Thou Shalt Not is a story of uncontrollable passion set in New Orleans after World War II. Based on Emile Zola’s "Therese Raquin," the musical follows the tale of a young married woman whose life is changed by the arrival of a jazz musician returning from the war. The cast stars Craig Bierko, Leo Burmaster, Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Levering, and Debra Monk.
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October 26, 2001
It takes a singing dead man to bring a spark of life to ”Thou Shalt Not,” the limp and lugubrious musical tale of lethal passion that opened last night at the Plymouth Theater. Portraying a murder victim who returns to haunt his killers in the show’s second act, a young actor named Norbert Leo Butz provides this fascinatingly ill-assembled production with something it has been aching for since its first scene: a shot of showbiz adrenaline.
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