And the World Goes 'Round
Leigh Barrett*, Shannon Lee Jones* and Aimee Doherty* *member of Actors' Equity Association
De'Lon Grant*, Aimee Doherty* and Shannon Lee Jones* *member of Actors' Equity Association
Leigh Barrett* and Shannon Lee Jones* *member of Actors' Equity Association
Leigh Barrett*, Shannon Lee Jones* and Aimee Doherty* *member of Actors' Equity Association
And the World Goes 'Round
New Repertory Theatre
Direction/choreography:
Ilyse Robbins
Musical direction:
Todd C. Gordon
Set design: Erik Diaz
Lighting design: Deb Sullivan
Costume design:
Deirdre McCabe Gerrard
Photo credits: Andrew Brilliant/Brilliant Pictures
"When all is said and done, however, the success of this production rests squarely on the shoulders of Director and Choreographer Ilyse Robbins (with an occasional homage to Bob Fosse). Without her consistently fluid overall approach, as well as her countless amazing little touches, this could easily have been a flat and dispassionate bunching of disjointed star turns. It’s hard to believe that this is only her second professional directing effort, much less that, according to the background information from New Rep‘s website, she accomplished this with just two weeks of rehearsal. Thanks to her vision and the talents of this impressive cast, the sweat never shows, but the heat sure as hell does." - Jack Craib, "Backstage" review
"Ilyse Robbins paces the show well, knowing when to liven it up with choreography utilizing the whole stage and when to let the actors sit still and put their voices and expressions at the service of Ebb’s moving and witty lyrics." - Alyssa Hall, The Fuse
"Ilyse Robbins makes her New Rep directorial debut and also choreographs, with assistant choreographer Maurice E. Parent. One would expect a musical directed by a choreographer to contain interesting stage movement and artistic dancing, and Robbins succeeds in making the show visually dynamic." - Nancy Grossman, BroadwayWorld.com