You go to a play called Hank Williams: Lost Highway for the music of the legendary singer, and your favorites are all there, played live by a dynamite country band, in the production now at the Manhattan Ensemble Theater. It's all framed in a bio-entertainment that is pure bio-charm. It's a good dramatic play as well about the self-destructive life of Williams, with a fine cast, all first rate musicians, led by Jason Petty as the singer/songwriter in a recreation that is almost a reincarnation. Tertia Lynch as Audrey Williams is the prettiest, wriggliest bad singer on the stem. Director/co-writer (with Mark Harelik) Randal Myler has fashioned a totally enjoyable evening of the best in country.
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Previews:
December 9, 2002
Opened:
December 19, 2002
Ended:
July 20, 2003
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Manhattan Ensemble Theater
Theater Type:
off-Broadway
Theater:
Manhattan Ensemble Theater
Theater Address:
55 Mercer Street
Phone:
(212) 925-1900
Running Time:
2 hrs, 15 min
Genre:
Musical Revue
Director:
Randal Myler
Review:
Cast:
Jason Petty
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Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
January 2003