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Thursday, January 26, 2023
Review Roundup: Anthony Rapp's WITHOUT YOU Opens At New World Stages
www.broadwayworld.com: Without You, written and performed by Anthony Rapp, directed by Steven Maler with musical direction by Daniel A. Weiss opens tonight, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at New World Stages. Read the reviews!
1 comment:
Jordan Pincus
said...
I wish I could’ve seen this show. As a long-time RENT fan, I love Anthony Rapp and was inclined to learn more about this production. I’m so curious about what it is - I hope that it stays long enough that I can catch it. I didn’t know that he wrote a memoir! I really should give that a read - I’m fascinated by the original RENT and what that process with Jon must’ve been like, and the success that followed. I have the biggest affinity for the specific genre of MT rock. And now, a tangent about Tom Kitt, since he did additional arrangements for this show. Tom Kitt is a GENIUS. I just saw the Jagged Little Pill tour a few days ago, and it just was a screaming reminder about how good he is. You’re pounded in the face with the most unbelievably beautiful harmonies and renditions of Morisette’s album. I am also a long-time Green Day fan, and Tom Kitt does the impossible in the Broadway version of American Idiot - he makes rock music sound good in a musical theatre setting. Dare I say, some of the songs are better than the original. (“Letterbomb” for sure.)
1 comment:
I wish I could’ve seen this show. As a long-time RENT fan, I love Anthony Rapp and was inclined to learn more about this production. I’m so curious about what it is - I hope that it stays long enough that I can catch it. I didn’t know that he wrote a memoir! I really should give that a read - I’m fascinated by the original RENT and what that process with Jon must’ve been like, and the success that followed. I have the biggest affinity for the specific genre of MT rock. And now, a tangent about Tom Kitt, since he did additional arrangements for this show. Tom Kitt is a GENIUS. I just saw the Jagged Little Pill tour a few days ago, and it just was a screaming reminder about how good he is. You’re pounded in the face with the most unbelievably beautiful harmonies and renditions of Morisette’s album. I am also a long-time Green Day fan, and Tom Kitt does the impossible in the Broadway version of American Idiot - he makes rock music sound good in a musical theatre setting. Dare I say, some of the songs are better than the original. (“Letterbomb” for sure.)
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