Being Alive
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SHOW INFORMATION

CURRENTLY CLOSED!
Opened Aug 24, 2007
Closed

Playing at
Westport Country Playhouse

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

A world premiere musical revue, Being Alive is conceived and directed by award-winning musical theatre performer Billy Porter. Blending the songs of Stephen Sondheim with the poetry of William Shakespeare, the production tells the universal story of man's seven ages in African American musical idioms, including soul, jazz, R&B, hip-hop and gospel.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION

Westport Country Playhouse
25 Powers Ct
Westport, CT 06880

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Being Alive

By David Finkle · Aug 24, 2007 · Connecticut

Billy Porter's Sondheim-meets-Shakespeare revue is well-sung but ultimately too pretentious for its own good.

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