About the Show

A housewife in 1969 questions her life as cultural change reshapes her world.

Set in the summer of 1969, the musical follows Pearl Kantrowitz, a Brooklyn housewife who travels to a Catskills bungalow colony for her family’s annual retreat. As the wider world undergoes rapid cultural and social change—from the space race to the rise of countercultural movements—Pearl encounters new ideas and experiences that challenge her sense of identity and routine. An unexpected connection and proximity to a nearby music festival draw her further into a shifting landscape of personal and societal transformation.

Adapted from the film by Pamela Gray, with direction by Sheryl Kaller, the production features music and lyrics by AnnMarie Milazzo with additional lyrics by Gray. The score combines 1960s musical influences with contemporary elements to reflect the period and Pearl’s evolving perspective.

Critic Reviews (12)

"The score is easy on the ears but generic with pleasures that wax and quickly wane."
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"3/5 Stars. A summer beach read of a musical, A Walk on the Moon delivers Jewish nostalgia with a smattering of schmaltz."
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"It may not be out of this world, but A Walk on the Moon is a pleasant trip."
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"It's earnest to a fault despite the unnecessarily harsh judgement it places on Pearl and her actions, with a mega-talented cast doing a yeoman's job of finding shades of color in something disappointingly beige."
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The story and setting still appeal, and the emotions, when they don't boil over into needless production numbers or sung rants, can still be affecting. But the directness and simplicity of the original are compromised.
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"While the film had time appropriate songs from the 1960s, the stage version has new bland, unmemorable songs that do not forward the plot."
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“The most damning failure of "A Walk on the Moon" lies not in execution but in philosophical cowardice.”
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The cast is hard-working and appealing (but) too much of “A Walk on the Moon,” strikes me as dated and dull.
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