Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Songs of Maury Yeston

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 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.

Also The entire cast is wonderful, but Alex Getlin was a revelation. What a voice!... Read more Read less

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 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...

Also less developed ones. Grand Hotel only had 1 complete song. Death Takes a Holiday had 1 in a medley. Meanwhile, In The Beginning had 4!!?? I don't mind a song or 2 from early or unknown works as an artistic progression. This was a bit too much & turned what could've been a great cabaret into an OK one.... Read more Read less

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 An absolutely wonderful evening of songs by Maury Yeston delivered by a very talented cast of 5. For all Bway musical afficionados.

Don't see it if You are looking for a big musical, this is not for you. No plot, just great songs.

See it if you want a 70-minute opportunity to see the array of Yeston's music.

Don't see it if you already know his work and don't care for it. Nothing new or exciting here. We found almost every song derivative of some other song.

Also I was not impressed with the lyrics I did hear clearly "contented balloon" -- really??? We both found it difficult to hear all the lyrics -- don't know if it was the miking, the singers or just the piano drowning them out.... Read more Read less

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 you want to spend 75 minutes in the company of 5 talented performers (and one great pianist) presenting Yeston tunes.

Don't see it if you need a narrative/plot to tie the numbers together.. This is a true revue and it all worked for me.

Also This piqued my curiosity -- I want to see the full IN THE BEGINNING.

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.

See it if and only if you are looking for some place to duck into until the rainstorm passes.

Don't see it if you love anything about GOOD musical theater. This is the show to skip.

Also In the same vein as one to those cruise ship "Broadway presentations", this show should only be performed for nursing home residents, casino stragglers, and Coronavirus stranded cruise ship vacationers. As irony would have it, this show wasn't even good enough to be presented on a cruise ship. I was put off by all the smiling the cast was doing to sell this piece of shit show. Ironically I found myself smiling to mask how much I was hating every minute of it. Oh well, times passes slowly when you are having a ball, right? Don't answer that! Its a rhetorical question.... Read more Read less

See it if You enjoy an evening of pure entertainment revisiting songs from shows of the past. It was lovely.

Don't see it if You want a plot-driven musical.

See it if you're a fan of Yeston's music, or even if you don't know his work. A fun, classy revue - elegantly staged w/great voices doing great songs.

Don't see it if you want a story told or plot-driven piece. MUSICAL BANQUET, allowing you to sample clever, warm, funny, terrific songs - classily sung.

See it if you appreciate talented singers; you like Maury Yeston songs

Don't see it if you don't like revues with no story no matter how good the songs or how talented the singers; you don't enjoy musicals

See it if You like good singing and beautifully written songs. I wasn't very familiar with Yeston; now I am a fan. This revue was delightful. See it!

Don't see it if You don't like plotless musical revues. That is the only reason I can think of. It is a lovely show.

See it if you are a fan or Yeston or have never heard his work. Any lover of musical theater will enjoy this revue. Staged far more than I expected

Don't see it if you want a full scale musical, this is a revue with no dialog It DOES have choreography and costume changes.

See it if you enjoy revues but forewarned it leaves out a lot of Yeston's best songs. Great voices but they never really connect with the material.

Don't see it if want an exciting revue. It's very pedestrian/uninspired. Much is left out and staging/interpretation is ordinary. Not bad just not great

See it if If you like clever lyrics beautifully performed and you want to see talented young performers who will be very well known in the future.

Don't see it if You are looking for a musical with a plot. This is a review containing delightful songs that you may not know.

See it if you want to hear a lot of great singing in a musical review of Maury Yeston's songs.

Don't see it if you want to see a well directed musical review that celebrates the genius works of Maury Yeston. Great singing, poor directing and acting.

See it if You like revues and can enjoy a bunch of great songs with no plot tying them together.

Don't see it if You want a fully-staged, plot-filled musical.

Also I have only seen 2 of Maury Yeston’s shows (Nine and Titanic) and wasn’t overly familiar with his songs. This revue made me want to revisit both of those shows’ cast recordings, plus seek out more - like Grand Hotel.

The songs were great and the cast was really good. There were songs i had never heard before and some of them were just incredible.

Very very enjoyable. It moved along well and there wasn’t a bad song or performance. At 75 minutes it felt just right.... Read more Read less

See it if Maury Yeston is a genius, so is the cast of 5+1 pianist; A revue with smart choreography and number sequence; 75 min of joy;

Don't see it if You want a plot; Revue is more fitting for cabaret setting, since disconnected songs could be challenging for both actors & audience;

Also Justin Keyes is so funny and charismatic, and Jovan E’Sean, a newly grad from Pace, is a rising star!
The theatre is hidden inside a church on 54th St, rather than on Lexington Ave as Google Map states.
Toilet space quite limited.... Read more Read less

See it if you love great singing, wonderful piano playing, and lyrics that tell a story. Maury Yeston deserves the accolades he has won.

Don't see it if you aren't a Broadway baby.

Also Maury Yeston was there for the talk back and is a great story teller as well as a marvelous composer and lyricist. What a sweet guy. Three of the five wonderful performers also spoke after the show. I wish this show was extended so more people could see it. Mamie Parris deserves her own show. She is a wonderful interpreter of songs as well as being a sexy lady.... Read more Read less

See it if Great music and an okay cast. Was there a plot????????

Don't see it if You want a memorable show. Casting could have been better.

See it if You like Yeston’s music

Don't see it if You want to see a musical, it’s basically a concert