What: Hoagy Carmicheal's Stardust Road
Where: Theater at St. Jeans
E 76th St.
New York, NY
Who: Recommended for Ages 12 and Up
When: Through December 31, 2022
Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road is allegedly the story of six friends and the man who brought them together. However, the show has no dialogue but consists only of Hoagy Carmichael songs. Accordingly, it is unclear that there actually is a story to the show or anything that connects these songs.
That being said, however, it is not a bad show. The singing voices are lovely. The dancing is excellent. The costumes are beautiful. Highlights of the show include a couple of delightful tap dance numbers and Heart and Soul, one of Carmichael's most well knowns songs that is often heard only as a piano duet with no words. If you enjoy Hoagy Carmichael's music you will love this show as you will hear as many of his songs as you can possibly cram into 90 minutes.
The York Theatre is quickly becoming not just the home of musicals but specifically the home of the musical revue. At least five of their last seven shows were more or less musical revues, although two of them were the same show, Cheek to Cheek, which ran two seasons in a row. While there is nothing wrong with musical revues, we wish they would go back to more of a balance between revues and shows with dialogue and more clear plots.
For more about Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road or to purchase a ticket to one of the few remaining performances, visit yorktheatre.org/stardust-road
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Photo credits:
All Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road photos by Carol Rosegg
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