Press & reviews

“GET A GLIMPSE OF THIS MOON!”
Yahoo Broadway


“Every New Yorker should go to the Oak Room at The Algonquin Hotel at least once…
there will probably never be a better reason to go than Glimpses of the Moon, a new Jazz-age musical currently
playing the Oak Room every Monday night.”
New York Press 
 

“It plays only on Monday nights but elicits a Sunday kind of love.”
John Simon, Bloomberg.com


“A delicious evening of entertainment.”
Fern Siegel, Huffington Post
 

"Glimpses of the Moon has already bested most of the current crop of musicals for civilized entertainment"
Michael Dale, Broadwayworld.com


"With its slick direction, polished cast and agreeable storyline, it's hard to imagine Glimpses of the Moon not finding another home after its run is over at the Oak Room."
Paulanne Simmons, nytheatre-wire.com


“Best of all about Glimpses of the Moon: It’s intelligent…
It’s an off-Broadway musical in the way that off-Broadway musicals used to be
- derived from lofty literary works, and taking the high road in being smart.”
Peter Filichia, Theatermania.com


“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


"Exploding with charm and infectious songs … an evening of classy, frothy entertainment... "Glimpses of the Moon offers a whiff of honesty that takes musical theater back where it belongs."
Amy Krivohlavek, offoff-online.com


"The performances are delicious...Go see it now!"
Arlene McKanic, Greenwich Village Gazette
 
 
“…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… a dizzy delight of a musical… a champagne flute of sparkling songs." 
 
“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


11/19/07
Playbill.com
New Musical Glimpses of the Moon to Play the Algonquin


1/3/08
BroadwayWorld.com
'Glimpses of the Moon' Cast Announced; Premieres at Oak Room Jan.21


1/3/08
Playbill.com
Murin, Plunkett, Glover, Jordan and More Cast in Glimpses of the Moon


1/18/08
Playbill.com
Larsen, Sullivan, Lucci, DeWitt and Fraser Will Guest Star in Glimpses of the Moon


1/18/08
BroadwayWorld.com
'Glimpses of the Moon' announces Special Guest Starsas



  
PRAISE FOR LEVIS & MERCURIO


“Tajlei Levis has spun her book and lyrics on Wharton's solidity and, together with John Mercurio's deliciously apt music, fashioned a charmingly successful musical….
Glimpses of the Moon is delightful."
Eugene Paul, TheatreScene.net


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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