New York, New York (musical)

''New York, New York'' is a musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a book by David Thompson and Sharon Washington. Inspired by and loosely based on the 1977 film of the same name by Martin Scorsese, the musical premiered on Broadway on April 26, 2023.

Despite receiving mixed to mostly dismal reviews and becoming a commercial disappointment, the Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, received nine nominations at the 76th Tony Awards, including Best Musical, winning one award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical.

Production history

Broadway (2023)

The musical had its world premiere at the St. James Theatre on Broadway with the first preview occurring on March 24, 2023. The cast, which was announced on February 1 of the same year, included Clyde Alves, Emily Skinner, and Janet Dacal. It officially opened on April 26, 2023, and closed on July 30, 2023, having played 33 previews and 110 regular performances.

The production was nominated for nine Tony Awards at the 76th Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical, winning the award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical.

Cast and characters

Musical Numbers

; Act I
* "Morning in New York" – Orchestra
* "Cheering for Me Now" – Company
* "A Major Chord" – Jimmy and Tommy
* "New York in Summer" – Orchestra
* "Better Than Before" – Madame Veltri
* "One of the Smart Ones" – Francine
* "Gold" – Mateo and Sofia
* "Wine and Peaches" – Tommy, Jimmy, and Construction Workers
* "I Love Music" – Jimmy and Francine
* "My Own Music" – Jesse, Mateo, and Company
* "I'm What's Happening Now" – Francine and Waiters
* "New York in the Rain" – Orchestra
* "A Simple Thing Like That" – Madame Veltri and Alex
* "Can You Hear Me?" – Jimmy
* "Happy Endings/Let's Hear it for Me" – Francine and Company
* "New York in the Snow" – Orchestra
* "Marry Me" – Jimmy
; Act II
* "Along Comes Love" – Francine, Jimmy, and Radio Singers
* "San Juan Supper Club" – Jimmy, Mateo, Jesse, and Company
* "Quiet Thing" – Jimmy
* "A Simple Thing Like That" (Reprise) – Alex and Jimmy†
* "New York At Night" – Orchestra
* "Opera in New York" – Company‡
* "Sorry I Asked" – Jimmy
* "But the World Goes 'Round" – Francine
* "New York Concierto" – Orchestra
* "Music, Money, Love" – Jimmy
* "Light" – Jesse and Company
* "New York, New York" – Francine
* Bows/"New York, New York" (Reprise) – Company≠Notes:

† - Not included on the cast recording

‡ - Titled "A Quell'Amor" on the cast recording

≠ - Not included on the cast recording but there is an included instrumental version as a bonus track

Cast Recording

On May 8, it was announced that the production would release a cast recording, which was released on June 23, 2023. The recording also features five original demo recordings of "Can You Hear Me?" "Along Comes Love," "Wine and Peaches," and "New York, New York" by Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Kander, and Fred Ebb as well as an instrumental version of the title song.

Reception

The Broadway production received mixed to negative reviews from critics. the theatre review aggregator ''Did They Like It?'' includes 14 reviews of the show, of which one is categorized as positive, six are categorized as mixed, and seven are categorized as negative.

Writing in ''The New York Times'', Elisabeth Vincentelli called the show "sprawling, unwieldy, ndsurprisingly dull", and criticized the new songs written for the production, saying they "lack Kander and Ebb's serrated edge". Greg Evans of ''Deadline Hollywood'' praised the cast, particularly Ryan, but called the rest of the show "overstuffed" and criticized David Thompson and Sharon Washington's book as "predictable ndcliché-loaded". At ''Time Out New York'', Adam Feldman gave the production three stars out five, writing that a number featuring "a tap bonanza for workers balanced on the beams of an uncompleted skyscraper" was "as good a metaphor as any for the musical as a whole", concluding, "there's a lot to enjoy if you don't look down".

Robert Hofler of ''TheWrap'' was more positive, calling the first act "confused" but writing that the show "ultimately delivers its melting-pot message with intelligence, style and, yes, good old-fashioned razzle-dazzle".

Awards and nominations

2023 Broadway production

References

External links

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2023 musicals
Broadway musicals
Musicals based on films
Musicals by Kander and Ebb
Musicals set in New York City
Musicals by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Tony Award–winning musicals