I flew to NYC with ticket in hand for Lempicka. An art deco lesbian love story, an original musical starring Eden Espinosa and directed by Rachel Chavkin?!?! Are you kidding, I'm in. I have rarely been so disappointed. First Eden was out the night I attended, which did not initiate a positive start. Second the staging, choreography and all the design work was stellar! Stellar!! But third damn was that book bad- so poorly paced, derivative, incongruous- and the score imo was so forgettable.
It's such a shame that the creative team couldn't quite make it work! I was so looking forward to Lempicka too as it seemed to be one of the most original and daring musicals of the season, with a stellar cast! But that doesn't count for much unless the book works! Musicals often live and die on their book, and Lempicka was no exception.
I flew to NYC with ticket in hand for Lempicka. An art deco lesbian love story, an original musical starring Eden Espinosa and directed by Rachel Chavkin?!?! Are you kidding, I'm in. I have rarely been so disappointed. First Eden was out the night I attended, which did not initiate a positive start. Second the staging, choreography and all the design work was stellar! Stellar!! But third damn was that book bad- so poorly paced, derivative, incongruous- and the score imo was so forgettable.
It's such a shame that the creative team couldn't quite make it work! I was so looking forward to Lempicka too as it seemed to be one of the most original and daring musicals of the season, with a stellar cast! But that doesn't count for much unless the book works! Musicals often live and die on their book, and Lempicka was no exception.