PRESS & REVIEWS

 

“GET A GLIMPSE OF THIS MOON!”

         --Yahoo Broadway

 

 

“This is one of the best new musicals I’ve seen in ages. 

Highly recommended for those who love … great musical theatre.”

 

“…A well-crafted, witty musical comedy… a sparkling valentine

 to the Jazz Age.”

 

“The cast of six is flawless, all singing and acting to perfection.

Composer John Mercurio captures the jazzy-flair of the 1920s …

 glorious music…well-suited to bookwriter Levis’ marvelously clever lyrics.”

          --Duncan Pflaster, BroadwayWorld.com

 

 

“…clever and intelligent…a droll comedy…makes a pleasant evening's diversion.”

          --Steven Suskin, Variety

 

 

“The show’s creators- aided by Lisa Zinni’s era-celebratory costuming and

 Denis Jones’ cleverly compacted choreography—conjure such a charmed

 world, it seems a pity it must evanesce like the bubbles off a gin fizz.” 

          -- Sandy MacDonald, theatermania.com  

 

 

“I loved it.”

 

“Glimpses of the Moon is deliciously old-fashioned but refreshingly

 original at the same time.”

 

Tajlei Levis and John Mercurio have done a marvelous job of creating

 this dizzy delight of a musical. With a champagne flute of sparkling songs,

 and a book that skillfully keeps the proceedings moving briskly,

 these [writers] should be watched very closely.”

 

“Um, hello producers, did I hear the phrase “Off-Broadway transfer?”

 

“A one-of-a kind New York experience…

Don’t miss getting a glimpse of this moon!”

          -- Bixby Elliot, Broadway.yahoo.com

 

 

“As soon as we hear composer John Mercurio’s first Gershwinian piano

 chords and see Lisa Zinni’s authentic-looking costumes, we settle comfortable

 into the 1920s, and the bright-eyed cast and almost Wodehouse-like plot do

 nothing to dispel the spell.”

          -- Jon Sobel, Blogcritics.org

 

 

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PRAISE FOR LEVIS & MERCURIO

A Time to Be Born: A 1940’s Musical — an elegant adaptation of the Dawn Powell novel by Tajlei Levis; has style and sticks to it…full of catty wit and jitterbugging, irreverently juxtaposes the seriousness of the issues of the day with the superficiality of the New York scene .... John Mercurio’s jazzy score has enough catchy songs to make the running time zip by.... A charming performance!

 

~Jason Zinoman, The New York Times
 

From the opening scene ... we know we are watching a hit show. A Time to Be Born: A 1940’s Musical is an elegant, glamorous night at the theatre, with a high level of production, talented cast, a smart script and brilliant songs.

 

~Lisa Ferber,  nytheatre.com

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PRESS CONTACT INFORMATION:  

Katie Rosin katie@kampfirefilmspr.com
Kampfire Films PR 917-438-9223
  www.kampfirefilmspr.com
   
1st Press Release: Glimpses Of The Moon (PDF)