A New Musical Reading (5/8/23)
This one was weird. It was based on a 1924 Noël Coward play. Apparently, the play was not very successful, though it had multiple revivals. Even Coward said that there was not a plot there, and there were no funny lines.
This new version showed why it was not very successful. Written by A.J. Freeman (lyrics and adaptation) and Sam Balzac and Ben Covello (music), this did not play out well.
Coward’s dialogue was said to be sparkling, even though the characters spoke over one another at times. This does not transfer well to a musical. Characters singing over one another is a recipe for failure. That’s what happened here.
Am
I glad I saw this work in progress? Yes! This is how theater grows and how we
grow, too.
ConcertMeister
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