After ascending to bankability in Wicked, Kristin Chenoweth isn't reinventing Broadway musicals so much as reinventing the Broadway musical star. The triptych of short tuneful comedies by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick will interrupt its limited run this week (Jan. 19-20) as Chenoweth makes a concert appearance, "Live at the Met," this Friday. A little further down the road -- would you believe 2010? -- Chenoweth is slated to make her Metropolitan Opera stage debut in John Corigliano's Ghosts of Versailles.
Meanwhile, Chenoweth isn't the only reason to snap up a ticket for Apple Tree. She is ably supported in the opening story, "The Diary of Adam and Eve," by Brian D'Arcy James as Adam and Marc Kudisch as the leather-clad Snake. But after the curtain descends on this adaptation of Mark Twain's drolleries, the 4-foot-11-inch spitfire is the chief reason for sticking around for "The Lady or the Tiger?" and "Passionella."
Previews:
November 28, 2006
Opened:
December 14, 2006
Ended:
March 11, 2007
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Roundabout Theater Company
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Studio 54
Theater Address:
254 West 54th Street (8th Ave)
Phone:
(212) 719-1300
Genre:
Musical
Director:
Gary Griffin
Review:
Cast:
Brian d'Arcy James, Marc Kudisch, Walter Charles, Kristin Chenoweth, Meggie Nicole Cansler, Julie Connors, Sarah Jane Everman, Jennifer Taylor-Farrell, Justin Keyes, Lorin Lataro, Mike McGowan, Sean Palmer, Dennis Stowe, Eric Santagata.
Technical:
Set: John Lee Beatty; Choreog: Andy Blankenbuehler; Lighting: Donald Holder; Sound: Dan Moses Schreier; Casting: Jim Carnhanan. PR: Boneau/Bryan-Brown.
Other Critics:
PERFORMING ARTS INSIDER David Lefkowitz ? Richmond Shepard +
Critic:
Perry Tannenbaum
Date Reviewed:
February 2007
