Releases May 13 digitally, June 13 physically, and July 25 on vinyl! Music by Kate Diaz, lyrics by Kate Diaz and Tina Landau
First listen of Idina Menzel (Jesse) performing "In the Leaves":
Track listing:
If the grosses continue at this level the release might coincide with its closing.
This aged like fine wine.
Khaila Wilcoxon (Becca) performing “Little Redwood”:
Zachary Noah Piser (Spencer) and Menzel performing "Still":
Beautiful and moving. One of my favourite new songs from the season. Did people really walk out feeling unsatisfied after it????
Leading Actor Joined: 5/6/16
I would echo what others have said that it's just not for everyone. If you want a story about loss you'll probably like it. Part of it is that it's borderline play with songs rather than musical. I really liked it but I guess in hindsight kind of a tough sell
I finally caught this the other day and found most of the music to be quite good, if generics at times.
The problem with the show really isn’t the music or the story/concept—though those aren’t perfect either—it’s a completely incoherent book that sinks the piece.
Songs like “The Great Escape” and “In The Leaves” should have been thrilling, but I just didn’t feel like the book set up this songs to have any valuable context or meaning. I saw Idina perform these songs in concert over the summer, and frankly, she did a far better job of contextualizing the songs and setting them up for emotional impact than the book of this show does.
I imagine some folks will enjoy these songs out of context more than they would have in the show.
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