Overview
- Chicago reviews commend the live, actor-performed score by Will Butler, calling the music the production’s most compelling engine.
- Critics note the play’s near-three-hour duration and describe stretches of dialogue as overlong or laborious, even in the tour’s shortened cut.
- Daniel Aukin reprises his Broadway direction, with David Zinn’s period-perfect studio set, Jiyoun Chang’s lighting, and Ryan Rumery’s Tony-winning sound design drawing praise.
- The touring cast includes Denver Milord, Claire DeJean, Jack Barrett, Emilie Kouatchou, Christopher Mowod, Cornelius McMoyler, and Steven Lee Johnson.
- The Chicago engagement is presented by Broadway in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre, listing one 15-minute intermission and advising punctual arrival due to tight timing.