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| Max Alexander-Taylor Photo by Tim Fuller |
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)
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"How do you weather the storm? That question is something many of us have felt the last two-plus years in having to deal with the vast impacts of COVID-19 on our lives, but it's also the burning question in The Lion, an autobiographical musical that tells of one man's emotional journey through love and loss and how he discovers that music can be a catalyst for both clarity and redemption. Arizona Theatre Company is presenting the area premiere of this intimate and emotionally rich solo musical in a production that is inspiring and deeply moving....While it may not be your story, and you may or may not have experienced or suffered through some of the family drama or trauma that Scheuer did, you'll most likely find an intimate connection to the piece and find new understanding about life, your relationships with your family, and yourself. The Lion is a modern folk musical that's heartbreaking, inspiring, and very moving. It's also a haunting musical, just as the events in Ben's past continued to haunt him." - Gil Benbrook, TalkinBroadway.com (click here to read the complete review)
"crafted by Benjamin Scheuer as a memory of his difficult childhood as the musical relates the difficulties of growing up with Rick, a father who expects his son to follow life exactly as he approaches it....The production is enhanced by the stellar joint staging of ATC artistic director Sean Daniels and Alex Stenhouse coupled with Alexander-Taylor. This production premiered in London and is presented locally in conjunction with the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. The short show is tightly constructed and never gets tedious with repetition. The tunes provide an entrancing way for Ben to describe what could be dull life details." -Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix (click here to read the complete review)
"If a work of art is inspired by one's real-life travails, there's no bigger catalyst for a masterpiece than one's ruthless fray with desolation and mortality. That's what we're privy to in ATC's one-man musical that launches the company's 55th season: a stirringly intimate recounting of one man's odyssey from existential crisis to triumphant self-renewal. What makes THE LION a wholly engaging piece of theater is the lucid paradox of its simplicity: a lone performer - stripped of the usual technical pageantry - sharing his compelling songs of wonder and despair (though not without lighthearted anecdotes in between)..." - Robert Encila-Celdran, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)
"If a work of art is inspired by one's real-life travails, there's no bigger catalyst for a masterpiece than one's ruthless fray with desolation and mortality. That's what we're privy to in ATC's one-man musical that launches the company's 55th season: a stirringly intimate recounting of one man's odyssey from existential crisis to triumphant self-renewal. What makes THE LION a wholly engaging piece of theater is the lucid paradox of its simplicity: a lone performer - stripped of the usual technical pageantry - sharing his compelling songs of wonder and despair (though not without lighthearted anecdotes in between)..." - Robert Encila-Celdran, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)
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