Opened:
October 2002
Ended:
November 3, 2002
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
The Shubert Foundation, Jean Doumanian Productions Inc & USA Ostar Theatricals.
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Music Box
Theater Address:
239 West 45 Street
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Musical
Director:
James Lapine
Review:
Amour is closing, and too bad. It's a unique, original, entertaining romantic fantasy about a shy young man who can walk thru walls and the woman he loves from a distance, with some of the cleverest lyrics in town by Dieter van Cauwelaert, translated by Jeremy Sams, fine tunes by Michel Legrand and brilliant vocal arrangements by Todd Ellison. Some songs are Gilbert and Sullivanesque, some are Dr. Seuss. Direction by James Lapine is brisk, bright, imaginative. Design by Scott Pask is clever, lighting by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer makes its own artistic statement. The nine-member cast, including Malcolm Gets, Melissa Errico, Sarah Litzsinger and John Cunningham, is wonderful, and I sat there smiling for ninety-five minutes.
Cast:
Melissa Errico, Malcolm Gets, Sarah Litszinger, John Cunningham
Technical:
Set: Scott Pask; Lighting: Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer; Vocal Arr: Todd Ellison.
Other Critics:
NEW YORK John Simon ? / TOTALTHEATER David Lefkowitz +
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
October 2002
