Whisper House
The idea behind Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow's new musical has potential: What if only certain characters sing? And what if they're ghosts haunting a lighthouse during WWII? Death in the midst of heightened life. But what could be a daring experiment - a Goth musical - ends up a dismal hybrid with each side tripping over the other. Sheik (who wrote the magnificent score for Spring Awakening) and Jarrow cram in every cliché about death, but without enough menace to hold the various elements together. The ghosts (who must kill someone to escape their plight) aren't tormented. They're rock stars. David Poe and Holly Brook sing quite well, but when they do they drop character and a concert breaks out. Except for Mare Winningham and Arthur Acuna, who smartly underplay their roles, the rest of the cast play stock characters overburdened with lengthy exposition, and the story evolves around predictable lines.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, February 21, 2010
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm & 7pm |
| Tuesdays, 7pm |
| Wednesdays, 7pm |
| Thursdays, 8pm |
| Fridays, 8pm |
| Saturdays, 2pm & 8pm |