"New York, New York" is a big, jazzy show in the style of golden age musicals we have not seen for a while. While it removes the abusive relationship between Jimmy and Francine from the film, in doing so it waters down the story to a rather old-fashioned "newcomers make good in the big city" tale we have seen before. The theme of racism is handled rather simplistically, borrowing parts of the Lena Horne and Dorothy D…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:06PM on May 16, 2023