Overview
- The Signature Theatre revival, which opened Tuesday, runs through June 14 at the Signature Center.
- Critics single out Heather Christian’s eclectic score and Kenita R. Miller’s commanding lead turn as the production’s strongest elements.
- The work is presented as a ritual rather than a traditional musical, probing ancestry, grief, and the line between the living and the dead.
- Design evokes a haunted Southern garden, with Emmie Finckel’s set and Masha Tsimring’s lighting shaping an otherworldly space and a communal, darkened choral requiem.
- Reservations focus on a loose structure, hard‑to‑catch lyrics, and pacing that tests patience, even as the band led by music director Alexandra Crosby wins praise.