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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 15, 2006
Closed Mar 26, 2006

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http://www.siddthemusical.com

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Sidd, a new musical adapted from the classic Herman Hesse novel Siddhartha, is written and directed by Andrew Frank, and features lyrics by Frank, music by Douglas Silver, and choreography by Fran Kirmser.

Sidd chronicles the extraordinary spiritual journey of one man's life from his youthful wanderings in his home village through his encounter with the Holy Buddha, his many years living amidst the glamour, jazz and corruption of the City, and finally his enlightenment as a ferryman on a river.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



New World Stages
340 W 50th St
New York, NY 10019


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

The title character of Sidd, Andrew Frank and Doug Silver's misbegotten musical adaptation of Herman Hesse's classic novel Siddharta, is very concerned about learning lessons on his way to spiritual enlightenment. One can only hope that Frank (book, lyrics, direction) and SIlver (music and lyrics) learn some lessons on the way to writing their next, hopefully much better show. The pair is not untalented; Silver's music can be quite pleasing, and there's at least one particularly memorable song ("Always on the Way"). But they seem not to have paid true attention to the work of musical theater masters.

Lesson #1: Things like time and place location are not mere niceties. Sidd is presumably se[...]


Reviewed by Brian Scott Lipton on Mar 16, 2006

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