Book by Alfred Uhry, suggested by the letters of Weill and Lotte Lenya.
Directed by Harold Prince
NEW YORK TIMES:
"This bio-musical about the marital and professional relationship of the German-born composer Kurt Weill and the actress Lotte Lenya, directed by Harold Prince, is sluggish, tedious and (hold your breath) unmissable — at least for anyone who cherishes stars who mold songs into thrilling windows of revelation."
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NEW YORK POST:
"And the double-fault was certainly not made by the actresses, for even the brilliant stereo sound effect of unseen bouncing tennis balls was far more impressive than the play itself, which our misguided heroines exuberantly bounced across. "
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VARIETY:
"Even when the arty approach feels distancing, the thick German accents muffle the lyrics or the show veers toward melancholic overload, "LoveMusik" is an audacious work that never shies away from taking risks. It remains a beguiling reflection on the complexities of love, unfailingly coherent with its subject matter."
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NEWSDAY:
"Although Broadway appears to be sinking under the featherweight of movie adaptations and amiable musical comedies, another reality is that "Spring Awakening," "Grey Gardens," and now, "Lovemusik," are insisting that musical theater take back its seat at the grown-ups' table."
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TIME OUT NY:
"The Kurt Weill musical at the Biltmore Theatre is a ship that never comes in, and the flaws that beset it—torpedo it, in fact, before it even leaves the dock—can be detected in retrospect in its title. LoveMusik: The word is not English, but neither is it German; it is English with a typographical German accent. This clumsy compoundedness is emblematic of the show..."
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THEATERMANIA:
" As a result, the show is particularly recommended to ticket buyers who would rather watch creative theater professionals take a high-flying risk than attend a show hammered together by show-biz practitioners playing it commercially safe. "
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