Attuned to the Money | ‘Greed: A Musical for Our Times’ Satirizes Materialism
Alexis SoloskiApril 5, 2014: Was Bernard L. Madoff ever tempted to sing about his pyramid scheme? Did Martha Stewart contemplate an insider-trading tap dance? Their efforts might have enlivened Greed: A Musical for Our Times, a revue by Michael Roberts at New World Stages. Belted and crooned by four actors — Julia Burrows, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, James Donegan and Neal Mayer — the show hurtles through 19 songs in 85 minutes, some of them briefer than the scene change vamps. But just as their lyrics suggest, more isn’t always better. For every sound investment, there are numerous toxic assets.
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