Previews:
February 20, 2008
Opened:
February 28, 2008
Ended:
April 13, 2008
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Irish Repertory Theater
Theater Type:
off-Broadway
Theater:
Irish Repertory Theater
Theater Address:
132 West 22 Street
Phone:
212-727-2737
Genre:
Musical
Director:
Charlotte Moore
Choreographer:
Barry McNabb
Review:
Take Me Along, music and lyrics by Bob Merrill, book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell, based on Ah, Wilderness! by Eugene O'Neil, now at The Irish Rep on West 22nd Street, is a cute, old-fashioned Americana musical. With the colossal naïvete in the romantic story, and a morality that can be looked at as an anthropological study, it is a pleasant visit to a time and values long past. It is all nicely done, with a series of beautiful paintings to create the 1920 set by James Morgan, fine singing by the entire cast, clear direction by Charlotte Moore and lots of active choreography by Barry McNabb. And you do actually walk out humming a tune: the title song.
Cast:
Anastasia Barzee, Donna Bullock, Dewey Caddell, Teddy Eck, Beth Glover, Justin Packard, William Parry, Noah Ruff, Emily Skeggs, Gordon Stanley, Don Stephenson.
Technical:
Set: James Morgan; Music Dir: Mark Hartman; Costumes: Linda Fisher; Lighting: Mary Jo Dondlinger; Sound: Zachary Williamson; Wigs/Hair: Robert-Charles Vallance
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
February 2008
