Part of the New York Musical Festival: With found objects and big imaginations, an outcast troupe of players reinvents Oscar Wilde’s 1890 gothic tale of the young and mysterious Dorian Gray.
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"DeLeone and Layton are standouts. Both bring nuance to a production that lacks it. Both sing well and have clearly made character decisions beyond the written page...Mandracchia’s direction is pedestrian...Lyrics lack specificity and bite...Many tunes meander dissipating impact...'Dorian Gray' is good source material for a musical. Dayett and Mucchetti capture its darkness but over-complicate a story more powerful in simpler telling."
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"Mandracchia's direction is pedestrian and misguided...The story is elementary because of the notoriety of the novel, but Dayett manages to complicate matters and loses focus, which results in a laborious book. The music is dark but ineffective, unable to create an impact...Lyrics do not serve the story or move the plot forward and at times detract from the music. The cast is uneven...This product might be well suited for a thesis but is not yet ready as a professional production."
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