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Beaches

May 13, 2026

Much of the snappy dialogue in Dart and the late Thom Thomas’ script comes from the previous sources but somehow fails to land as intended. Possibly under the co-direction of Lonny Price and Matt Cowart, the delivery isn’t as fast. Dart’s lyrics are both prosaic and generic telling us what we already know. They do not seem to have inspired the legendary composer Mike Stoller (of Leiber & Stoller fame) as his songs either sound very similar or as if you have heard them before. Strangely, where the best songs should go to singer Cee Cee Bloom in her diegetic cabaret acts, Bertie has the best two with “The Brand New Me” and “My Best” (i.e. friend.) As you might have expected, “Wind Beneath My Wings,” the sensational Grammy Award winning number from the movie is sung by Cee Cee at the end of the show, but only shows how lacking the new songs are. [more]

Walking with Ghosts

November 1, 2022

"Walking with Ghosts" is a decidedly intimate experience, one that seems tailor-made for an off-Broadway theater like the Irish Rep. Price and his production team try to expand the show to Broadway proportions through McKenna's lighting and aforementioned set and Sinéad Diskin's vivid sound design. But its true scale is human, which means all that's required is Byrne and his bravery. [more]

Scotland, PA

November 10, 2019

There have been many adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth but none of them probably as entertaining as the new musical "Scotland, PA." Presented in the cartoon style of "Little Shop of Horrors," the show does not break any new ground but proves to be a fun evening. However, director Lonny Price who has staged musicals both big ("Sunset Boulevard)" and small ("Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill") gives the interest high and the show bubbling. [more]

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill

April 10, 2014

Beg. Borrow. Steal. In a breathtaking leap, famed Audra McDonald has vaulted past anything she's ever done to this pinnacle of performance art, her portrait of Billie Holiday, the mesmerizing, tragic figure who haunts us still with the beauty and wreckage of her life, and if you don't go to see her, you'll be poorer for it. Because this is not only Billie Holiday, this is Audra McDonald at her consummate best. [more]