Overview
- The Off-Broadway production opened November 11 and runs through December 21 at Classic Stage Company in Union Square.
- Ariana DeBose and Scott Bakula lead the cast as Geneviève and Aimable, with reviewers singling out DeBose’s renditions of “Meadowlark” and “Where Is the Warmth?”.
- Critics broadly praise the ensemble’s vitality—highlighting Judy Kuhn among others—with TheWrap calling it the year’s best musical revival.
- Gordon Greenberg directs with choreography by Stephanie Klemons and designs by Jason Sherwood, Catherine Zuber, and Bradley King, supported by Charlie Alterman’s nine-piece orchestra featuring a harp.
- Several reviews note ongoing weaknesses in the book, and commentary varies on whether this successful revival could transfer to Broadway.