I'm typing from my phone, so I'll keep this brief, but I loved it. The cast is scaled back from its original Broadway counterpart and the set consists of a series of ramps connected to an angular platform. However, this works. With expectation away from the heavily technical like in the original, the score becomes the focus. I honestly forgot how much I liked Yeston's work until last night. While the orchestrations have been redone by Joshua Clayton to fit seventeen musicians (seated in the balcony), the music fills such an intimate theatre. There were some issues with amplification at the top of the show with just Andrews but, thankfully, it evened out in the larger numbers. The cast pours power into this music. I was basically in tears for the last fifteen minutes because of how beautiful it sounded.
The technical aspects were interesting. The platforms mostly work, though I had the vantage point of the balcony. Not sure how easily all the action is seen in the orchestra. I loved the staging of the crash as well as "Mr. Andrews' Vision", which has some surprises I won't spoil.
I really enjoyed the cast, particularly Iyona Blake and Tracy Lynn Olivera. It was also nice to see Florence Lacey as Ida Straus. "Still" and the preceding scene were haunting.
