The reviews are rolling in for Broadway's newest Kander and Ebb musical New York, New York, which opened on April 26 at the St. James Theatre after beginning previews on March 24. The all-star creative team is led by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman, who directs and choreographs the production with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, a book by David Thompson and co-written by Sharon Washington, and additional lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Inspired by the 1977 film written by Earl M. Rauch, New York, New York is set in Manhattan in the days after World War II is over. A collection of artists has dreams as big and diverse as the city itself, among them Francine Evans, a young singer just off the bus from Philly, destined for greatness. At least, until she encounters New York native Jimmy Doyle, a brilliant but disillusioned musician.
Colton Ryan and Anna Uzele lead the cast as Jimmy Doyle and Francine Evans, respectively, along with Clyde Alves as Tommy Caggiano, John Clay III as Jesse Webb, Janet Dacal as Sofia Diaz, Ben Davis as Gordon Kendrick, Oliver Prose as Alex Mann, Angel Sigala as Mateo Diaz, and Emily Skinner as Madame Veltri.
The ensemble includes Wendi Bergamini, Allison Blackwell, Giovanni Bonaventura, Jim Borstelmann, Kristine Covillo, Gabriella Enriquez, Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Richard Gatta, Stephen Hanna, Naomi Kakuk, Kevin Ligon, Leo Moctezuma, Dayna Marie Quincy, Julian Ramos, Drew Redington, Benjamin Rivera, Jeff Williams, and Darius Wright. Rounding out the company are swings Lauren Carr, Bryan J. Cortés, Haley Fish, Akina Kitazawa, Ian Liberto, Aaron Nicholas Patterson, and Davis Wayne; and standbys Vanessa Sears, Mike Cefalo, and Alex Prakken.
Read the reviews here.
Broadway News (Brittani Samuel)
Entertainment Weekly (Lester Fabian Brathwaite)
The Los Angeles Times (Charles McNulty)
New York Stage Review (Steven Suskin, Roma Torre)
The New York Times (Elisabeth Vincentelli)*
New York Post (Johnny Oleksinski)
New York Daily News (Chris Jones)*
New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
New York Theatre Guide (Amelia Merrill)
TheaterMania (Kenji Fujishima)
Theatre Pizzazz (Carol Rocamora)
Washington Post (Peter Marks)*
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Sam Davis leads the New York, New York music team as music supervisor and arrangements, with orchestrations by Daryl Waters and Davis, vocal arrangements by David Loud, music direction by Alvin Hough, Jr., and music coordination by Kristy Norter.
The production features scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Donna Zakowska, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by Kai Harada, projection design by Christopher Ash and Boritt, hair and wig design by Sabana Majeed, and makeup design by Michael Clifton. Casting is by Jim Carnahan and Jason Thinger, with Johnny Milani serving as production stage manager. Spanish translations and additional text are by Michael León.
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New York, New York is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, with senior associate producer Thomas Swayne and executive director Diane Benjamin; and Tom Kirdahy, with senior associate producer Cynthia J. Tong, in association with MGM On Stage and Chartoff-Winkler. Co-producers include Wendy Federman & Heni Koenigsberg, Crossroads Live, Playing Field, Stephanie P. Mcclelland, Ambassador Theatre Group, Waiting in the Wings Productions, Colin Callender, Peter May, Rileyfan, Silverhopkins +/Hunter Johnson, Gilbert and Deedee Garcia/Sue Vaccaro, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Craig Balsam, Richard Batchelder, Concord Theatricals, Branden Grimmett, Marguerite Hoffman, Jessica R. Jenen, John Gore Organization, MGM On Stage, James L. Nederlander, Eric Passmore, Linda B. Rubin, Seriff Productions, Shivhans Pictures, Thomas Swayne, 42nd.club/Beards on Broadway, AGL Productions/Brad Blume, Hunter Arnold/Red Mountain Theatre, Elliott Cornelious/Sunnyspot Productions, Jamie Deroy/Janet and Marvin Rosen, DMQR Productions/Cynthia J. Tong, Edgewood/Silva Theatrical Group, Dale Franzen/Henry R. Muñoz III, Deborah Green/Chris Mattsson, Christen James/Gregory Carroll, Networks Presentations/Lamar Richardson, and Ron Simons/Adam Zell.
