It's looking a lot like a New York tryout.
Usher simply has lots of stage presence which washes over the footlights. It doesn't hurt that some of the other roles in the show are freshly, and superbly, cast. Or that this musical, dire…
Not only is it a chamber musical and character-focused, without production values like choreography or elaborate visuals that are expected of a Broadway production, but it's an emotionally c…