OVERVIEW
“BRING BACK BURLESQUE!”
- Charles Isherwood,
The New York Times
“A FEEL-GOOD NEW MUSICAL JUST WHEN WE NEED ONE MOST.”
- Jay Reiner,
The Hollywood Reporter
Escape to MINSKY’S, the one place where you can find an easy laugh, a pretty girl, and maybe even fall in love.
“Wonderful comic moments…great fun, inspiration and even brilliance.”
- Paul Hodgins,
The Orange County Register
A racy musical comedy set in a time when entertainment was about bawdy comedians and dazzling chorines. It’s a world reigned over by the king of burlesque, Billy Minsky—until the day he falls in love and the cops come banging on his door! From the creators of The Drowsy Chaperone and the composer of Annie.
“IRRESISTIBLE…a cavalcade of song and dance”
- Bob Verini,
Variety
"This brassy, silly spoof of the world of burlesque serves up a laugh-a-minute!"
- Jonas Schwartz,
TheatreMania.com
Writer Bob Martin and Director/Choreographer Casey Nicholaw (both of The Drowsy Chaperone fame) join forces with the legendary composer Charles Strouse (Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, Annie) and acclaimed lyricist Susan Birkenhead (Jelly’s Last Jam) for this world premiere.
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This production of Minsky's is generously supported in part by Artistic Director's Circle gifts by Bill Resnick & Doug Cordell and in memory of Morris A. Hazan.
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Watch exclusive footage from the opening night of Minsky’s – audience reaction, celebrity interviews and more.
And for more about Minsky’s, check out our interviews with the creators of the show, including writer Bob Martin, director Casey Nicholaw, and composer Charles Strouse.
Ken Werther is a CTG Press Associate.
As I anxiously await the opening night of Minsky’s at the Ahmanson, I’ve been taking a mental stroll down memory lane. A little over three years ago, in October 2005, The Drowsy Chaperone, a show no one had ever heard of, was in rehearsal at the Music Center Annex for [...]
