Although their new production
School Pictures wasn't developed at or created by Theater Latte Da, it fights right in with the kind of music-theater they're known for: forward-thinking boundary-pushing work that explores and expands the idea of what music-theater can be and do. In a note in the program, Artistic Director Justin Lucero wrote, "I knew that my very first season of programming needed to include something that didn't fit neatly in the traditional musical theater mold. Or ideally, blow the mold right open." Mission accomplished. Playwright/ composer/ lyricist/ performer Milo Cramer recently performed
School Pictures Off-Broadway to rave reviews (and an Obie Award), and we're so fortunate that Latte Da brought him here to do the show at the Ritz Theater in this cold, snowy February. It's something so smart, so funny, so original, so tragic, and so very relevant. If you're interested in a different kind of musical that'll make you laugh, think, and feel, that's engaging and entertaining and surprising, that's only 75 minutes long - do not miss this show (
continuing through March 2).
