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No Singing in the Navy’ Opens Off-Broadway as Early Reviews Roll In

Early notices describe a surreal, satirical riff on Golden Age sailor musicals.

Overview

  • The Milo Cramer musical is now running at Playwrights Horizons through April 19 with a 75‑minute, no‑intermission format and tickets listed at $53.50 to $93.50.
  • The show starts with three sailors on a one‑day New York leave before deployment and shifts into a revue that plays with and critiques classics like On the Town.
  • Bailey Lee, Ellen Nikbakht, and Elliot Sagay star under Aysan Celik’s direction with Kyle Adam Blair on piano, and designs by Krit Robinson, Enver Chakartash, Masha Tsimring, and Tei Blow.
  • Playbill is compiling critics’ reactions and linking coverage as it arrives, with outlets such as New York Theater and Lighting&Sound America publishing early reviews.
  • Reports highlight minimal, cheeky staging with an onstage pianist and a silver tinsel backdrop, plus off‑kilter characters like a lighthouse lady and a heroine crab that signal the show’s absurdist tone.