Kander & Pierce's The Landing at Vinyard Theater

I have no idea what the exact dates are, but I am glad you're interested in seeing it. I was lucky enough to get to see the "lab" production of the piece last June, and it's really quite a terrific show. Completely different than anything Kander and Ebb ever wrote. Enjoy it!

(And I am not a shill for anyone involved.)

They're all good stories, yes. Not exactly musicals. They're only about 25-30 minutes each, and Kander uses underscore and short bits of recit. constantly, but not full songs. (Each "story" might have 2 songs each, 3 tops. I can't recall exactly.)

The third piece (entitled THE LANDING) is absolutely devastating. The first piece is sweet and touching, and well told. I thought the second piece, about a woman who falls in love with a brick, would be ridiculous. It wound up being the most surprising, humorous thing all evening.

Murney is very good. Each of the three leading actors has an their own "act" to shine in. Pierce, for example, is the focus/protagonist of one, while Murney is the focus of another. There's also a child actor in the show who is of importance in all three.

Again, I hope you find the piece interesting, and maybe enjoyable.

i will be interested to hear people's responses to this. i hope I get to see it.

I saw it in its first appearance at the Vineyard.

Very weak.

"Like most of your posts."

*High-five*

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Uh, it's Dear World.

Actually, I hope and pray that nothing beautiful is ever revived again, other than by companies like the York or Irish Rep that can be trusted to treat these works with the love and respect they deserve. Otherwise,the inimical, egotistical and malign will invariably destroy them à la Flower Drum Song, Cinderella, etc, and take great pleasure in doing so. It's better by far that these shows lie in sweet repose than receive such treatment.

As for The Landing, fans of John Kander are in for a huge disappointment. It's a sorry evening.

As someone who saw the lab production, this piece could not be further from a Broadway musical. That says nothing about the quality of the show (though I did find it very much all over the place) and everything about the content and the format with which it's told.

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Updated On: 8/16/13 at 11:46 PM

^This!

That said, "The Landing" has landed on my must-see list for the fall.

And this is still how I feel about "Natasha, Pierre and the Comet of 1812". It belongs in a small, intimate venue. Audiences sitting in the mezz (heck even in the mid orchestra and back) won't appreciate it. It's an up-close, in your face, personal theatrical experience.

YES IT SHOULD IF IT'S NOT ON BROADWAY IT'S NOT REEEEAAAL!!!!!!!!

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