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...director Zach (Michael Berresse) and proceed to tell their life stories, you fear (all over again) a procession of formulaic, encounter-group confessionals. And you do get a little of that. But the amazing thing about the show (Bennett's conception, James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante's book, Ed Kleban's smart lyrics) is how seamlessly dance, song and story work together to keep everything alive, emotional and involving. Some of the revelations emerge in neat individual numbers (I Can Do That); others in fuguelike bits and pieces, linked thematically by song (Hello 12, Hello 13). Some numbers revel...
...last show on this trip was A Class Act, a musical constructed out of the songs left by the late Ed Kleban, the Tony-winning lyricist of A Chorus Line. A Class Act is not a revue of Kleban’s material, but rather a somewhat fictionalized account of his life, told with his own songs—for which he wrote both words and music. The result was the best musical of the season, a work richer in music and deeper in resonance than either The Producers or The Full Monty. Though its Broadway-run ended after...
This Broadway tribute to the lyricist of A Chorus Line, who never had another hit and died of cancer in 1988, might seem a precious bit of Broadway navel gazing. Yet it is surprisingly fresh and engaging. Kleban's little-heard songs are witty and original--Sondheim without the thesaurus. And the creators (chiefly director and star Lonny Price) temper their affection with candor and insight into an artist more familiar with frustration than fame...
...CONSISTENTLY CATCHY and poignant score, with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban. James Kirkwood, and Nicholas Dante still holds up. Only one number falls flat: "And..." which was rightly omitted from the best-selling album, is a dragging combination of monologue and medley that leaves the viewer cold...
Conceived, choreographed and directed by MICHAEL BENNETT Music by MARVIN HAMLISCH Lyrics by EDWARD KLEBAN...