Soon, the new musical by Nick Blaemire (Glory Days, Safety Not Guaranteed, Space Dogs), officially opened its limited engagement at The Loft at St. Luke’s Theatre October 5, and critics are weighing in. See what they had to say below. Will Blum (Beetlejuice) is directing.
The cast features TikTok singer-songwriter and recording artist Oliver Richman as Jonah, Mike Millan (Titaníque) as Steven, Ava Delaney (Fanny: a Fantasy in G) as Charlie, and Mylinda Hull (Gypsy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) as Adrienne. Understudies Jillian Abaya (The Great Gatsby) and Ruchir Khazanchi (The Becomers, Thumb) round out the company.
The intimate, indie-pop chamber musical asks the question, “What do you do with the time you have left?” While 20-something Charlie waits for the end of the world, Jonah waits for her to start living. But before time runs out, Charlie must do the hardest thing imaginable: open the front door.
Read the reviews below.
1 Minute Critic (Matthew Wexler)
New York Theatre Guide (Joe Dziemianowicz)
Off Off Online (Stanford Freeman)
Times Square Chronicles (Suzanna Bowling)
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The creative team also includes music supervisor Wiley DeWeese, music director Andy Collopy, scenic designer Sean Frank, lighting designer Paige Seber, costume designer Gina Ruiz, sound designer Jordana Abrenica, and intimacy director Kimi Handa Brown. Zachary Daniel Jones is associate director, Zadokite Wood is assistant director, Kai Stanton is production stage manager, and Sarah Adams is assistant stage manager.
Out of the Box Theatrics is producing in association with Bella Vita Entertainment, joined by executive producers Dru Margolis and Red Horse LLC.
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