New York, New York is a new Broadway musical. The show features music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and Lin Manuel Miranda, and a book by David Thompson and Sharon Washington. It is loosely based on the 1977 film of the same name. It takes place in NYC in the late 1940s, shortly after World War II had ended. The musical’s potential for profound storytelling targeting the nascent post-war era held great potential. Unfortunately, the creative team missed the mark.
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Off-Broadway’s STOMP Still Making Beautiful Noise
Off-Broadway’s STOMP has been bringing the noise to thousands of audiences at the Orpheum Theater in New York City since 1994. In fact, that year I took my future wife on a date to see STOMP, one of the hottest tickets in town. Unfortunately, she was dead tired from a combination of travel and hectic work schedule. The result? She inexplicably fell asleep during the middle of the show despite the wall-shaking volume. Nonetheless, I personally loved the performance and promised to take her again in the future when she was not in a state of exhaustion. That fateful day arrived this past Saturday for my family. Prior to the show I wondered if our kids would enjoy it and if my wife, now juggling work and parenthood, would resist napping.