Young Vic, LondonKurt Weill's musical snapshot of New York brownstone life is a strange beast, but often a beautiful one, too, full of lush melodies and jazzy skips. Borrowing from Puccini, Wagner and Gershwin, it's a long way from Weill's spiky collaborations with Brecht. With dance numbers such as Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed, choreographed here with an insouciant sauce by Arthur Pita, it often has its eye fixed on the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:20PM on September 21, 2011