Original Off-Broadway Cast – 2017 / Music by John Kander and
lyrics by Greg Pierce
Starring: Dee Roscioli, Jeffry Denman, Karen
Ziemba Brandon Flynn,Joel Blum, Laura Darrell, David Garrison, Blake Zolf,
Daniel Jenkinns, Ann Arvia
Rate: 6 (from 1 to 10) / Photos by Carol Rosegg
Review: John Kander’s collaboration with
Fred Ebb, made him one of my all-time favorite composers. When Edd left this world, Kander found a new work
companion, Greg Pierce. Their first work, THE LANDING, show us a new Kander,
far from the compositions he wrote with Ebb. Personally, I was very
disappointed with it.
This KID VICTORY is Kander & Pierce new musical and this
time around I enjoyed their work. It’s not up there with Kander’s best work and
sometimes reminded me of Stephen Sondheim, but there’s enough here for my
liking.
As you may guess, my favorite song is “What’s the Point?”,
sung with gusto by Blake Zolfo. Karen Ziemba delivers the beautiful “There Was
a Boy”, Jeffry Denman the haunting “You, If Anyone” and Dee Roscioli the moving
“People Like Us”. “You Are the Marble” is a funny number sung by Ann Arvia and
Company and Joel Blum’s “Not Quite True” has a vaudeville vibe that I like.
It’s good to know that John Kander is still working and
delivering interesting scores. This one has plenty to enjoy and I recommend it.
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