Unfortunately, Policoff's book is too cluttered with characters too allow for much development. While some of his lyrics are clever, most are prosaic and heavy-handed. As played by music directors Gregory Nissen and Jonathan Matthews, the score sound tinny, rather than melodic, for its 1890's period. The direction by Oliver Conant, with an assist by Paul Murphy and Regan Batuello, is all over the place using various …
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