Minneapolis Musical Theatre's latest "rare musical, well done" is a sweet and quirky little piece called
Analog and Vinyl, billed as a "hipster rom-com spin on
Faust." It's a smaller musical than their 2022 offerings (
Hands on a Hardbody staged in a car dealership, and the not-really-a-holiday-show
Striking 12). Here the band (four) outnumbers the cast (three), and it's well-staged in the intimate space at the Phoenix Theater. In addition to the classic Faustian sell-your-soul-to-the-devil dilemma, the musical also delves deep into music history and obscure references (most of which this theater nerd probably did not catch). Chalk this one up as another rarely done musical that MMT dug up brought to life in a fun, earnest, entertaining way.
