Sher to direct Intimate Apparel Musical at LCT off-Broadway

Producer: Lincoln Center Theater,
Producing Artistic Director: Andre Bishop
Associate Producer of Musical Theater for Lincoln Center Theater: Ira Weitzman
Dramaturg/Director of Opera Commissioning Program for The Met/Lincoln Center Theater: Paul Cremo
Director: Bartlett Sher
Music: Ricky Ian Gordon
Book: Lynn Nottage
Musical Director: TBD
Choreographer: TBD
Casting: Telsey + Company

Newhouse Theatre Jan-March

Updated On: 6/3/19 at 01:11 PM

Anyone go to the first preview of this? I feel like it's going to either be fantastic or horrible.

Pashacar said: "Yep, LCT is definitely putting all of its marketing resources behind Flying Over Sunset. But that may make sense, as this looks very well sold from a glance at Telecharge."

I'm glad I clicked on this thread. I knew I was going to see this but I was sleeping on getting tickets because I wanted to pick a convenient time to go. It's really well sold.

for what it's worth, Intimate Apparel is a beautiful, breathtaking play showing Lynn Nottage at her very best.

Hope it stands up as an opera

I've seen the play and love the play, and Sher directing, I think I should see this. The only turn off is "opera." But for a LinctTix $30, I might as well.

Would also like to know more. I looove Ricky Ian Gordon's scores.

I haven’t seen it yet but just watched this trailer on YouTube.

At what percentage are they filling the houses?

Were all the actors easy to understand? I can sometimes struggle to hear all the lyrics clearly with English language operas (and no supertitles).

JoeyEvans1206 said: "Saw it this weekend. A lovely production and score. Beautiful, grounded performances from all in th cast a I saw. Very faithful to the source material, but Sher's cinematic staging (use of a turntable in the intimate space) brings wonderful fluidity to the piece. And libretto/score does a nice job of further connecting and emphasizing the parallels between characters. It is a true opera - so you must be open to that."

What a nice mini review!

A friend of mine who works at LCT said that audiences have been responding warmly to the production.

Dissenting view here. I found the music quite unmemorable. And most of the lyrics are impossible to understand, despite the fact that the theater is so small. Thank goodness the words were projected on the walls.