A Night at the Operetta - July 16, 2007
"What a romantic idea it was to devote an evening to operetta … with an impressive roster. Rich baritone voices and soaring soprano high notes were the order of the night What’s more, many of the numbers were sung without mikes, just as they were in the days when the works of Victor Herbert, Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg thrilled bygone audiences." – William Wolf
"Town Hall …has helped to keep the sound of classic Broadway happily alive in an era that seems determined to quash that sound once and for all. … with so little operetta being heard in this post-Beverly Sills world, it was a joy to encounter these great songs sung by professionals. A promising start to a new series that one hopes will become an annual tradition!" –Josh Kenrick, Musicals101.com
“a wonderfully entertaining crash course in a vibrant aspect of Broadway's history… anything but old-fashioned, A Night At The Operetta was a truly electric evening proving the art form can excite a modern audience just as handily as it did a hundred years ago..” – Michael Dale, Broadwayworld.com
Broadway Rising Stars - July 23, 2007
“the babes in arms merrily rolled along through an impressive and enjoyable evening.”
-- Michael Dale, Broadwayworld.com
All Singin’ All Dancin’ - July 30, 2007
“McKim, Mead and White designed amazingly strong buildings. Nothing else would explain why Town Hall was still standing after All Singin' All Dancin'. The audience did so much roaring that any other theatre would have been at least roofless by midway through the second act.” – John Kernick, Musicals 101.com
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