More Theater Monday - According to Howard

We received complimentary tickets to According to Howard for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own.

What: According to Howard

Where: Theater at St. Jean's

             150 E. 76th St.

              New York, NY

Who: Recommended for Ages 15 and Up

When: April 13, 2025

According to Howard is a musical about the late eccentric billionaire, Howard Hughes. However, the character seems more pushy and demanding than eccentric in this show, and that is not as fun to watch. His eccentricity is mostly on display only in the second half, accordingly, the second act is slightly more interesting than the first.

The show feels disjointed and skips around from scene to scene in a way that does not make sense. This makes it hard to follow what is going on. Yet, the actors do a decent job with what they are given, and the performances are mostly fine. Unfortunately, Michael Haller in the title role of Howard Hughes is just adequate but not particularly memorable. Also, Gina Milo, who plays the role of Katherine Hepburn, sometimes does a great job of channeling the actress, and at other times not as much. 

Haller's singing voice is not particularly great either.  Most of the other singing voices are good. Still, the songs are not very memorable, and some don't even seem to advance the plot.

Howard Hughes was an odd but fascinating man. Therefore,  he should be an interesting central character for a show. This is not that show, however. 

And that's our view. To purchase tickets, visit yorktheatre.org/on-stage/new2ny

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Photo credits:

All According to Howard production photos by Carol Rosegg

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