The other night I had the luck of taking in ROOMS, a new musical off-Broadway. I don’t write reviews, but when I see something that makes me happy that I spent the night in the theatre, I want to make note of it. Sure the story was familiar, but the performances were wonderful and the music was fun. It is just the kind of show that off-Broadway needs (and used to jam-packed with). The design elements were perfect in the fact that they were sparse, meaningful and appropriate. There was a band – not just a piano. It didn’t have a gimmick, in fact in many ways it was the most traditional show I had seen in a while – and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
I left the show a bit more hopeful for commercial off-Broadway and with a bounce in my step. New work was making it to the stage, talented actors were working and there were people in the audience – I call that a good day.
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