Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Songs of Maury Yeston NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (112)
See it if The songs of Yeston done very well. Great singing and pleasant show.
Don't see it if If you do not like revue type shows.
See it if you want to see a hard-working pianist in a musical review with 5 good voices, cute choreography, comical moments & effective costumes.
Don't see it if you want a play or a one-themed musical as songs are varied. Sound was off at times, mostly at beginning when mics were off or too low.
See it if Delightful revue of Yeston songs. Excellent vocalists. Fun staging.
Don't see it if You want storytelling. This was a nice collection of songs from old musicals.
See it if ur a fan of (or want to discover) Yeston's music & want a charming, enjoyable retrospective interpreted by 5 talented singers & a pianist.
Don't see it if you hate the musical Nine; you're not in the mood for a revue/cabaret; you're looking for a plot, through-line or a message. Read more
See it if You want to hear good music (piano only) with good singing. Not a long show, but a good show.
Don't see it if you want musical with story line.
See it if You like revues. You like pleasant singers performing pleasant songs. You want a retrospective + some unheard songs of Maury Yeston.
Don't see it if You want a storyline. You want a revue w/equally good songs: some gr8, some meh: annoying since better shows got fewer songs than earlier... Read more
See it if An evening of great singing and talented performers.
Don't see it if You don't like music from Maury Yeston which feels like music from the 50s.
See it if like well written entertaining songs, not a lot of depth in most of them. good to hear an oft overlooked composer. performed well.
Don't see it if don't like reviews, then skip this. just a nice bunch of songs.
Critic Reviews (6)
"The cast is all overmiked, by sound designer Julian Evans, but the excess of decibels is less annoying than usual, because the lyrics are so clear and everyone sounds so good. It's mostly solos and duets, but the ensemble harmonies are truly gorgeous."
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3/5 Stars. "Songwriter Maury Yeston's catalog romped through by director Gerard Alessandrini and deft cast."
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3/5 Stars. "Gerard Alessandrini's valentine to composer-lyricist Maury Yeston mixes his best-known songs with a handful of obscurities"
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"This one-act show, featuring five abundantly gifted singer-dancers, underscores the wide-ranging nature of the composer's music. Yeston has successfully adopted diverse musical sounds...Mostly though, he's known for lush, sweeping, timeless melodies."
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Score: 85% "It's a pleasure to listen to unpretentious tuneful melodies sung by talented performers. Some of Maury Yeston's songs have worn better than others over time, but nonetheless Anything Can Happen in the Theater offers us a welcome respite from the daily grind."
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"Awesomely engaging overview of the best of Maury Yeston, who wrote both the thoroughly delightful music and the unusually witty, touching, or poetic—as the case may be—lyrics of one song after the other…The ensemble…grabs you with its charisma, intelligence, and vocal expertise."
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