Swing back to the ‘60s with this new musical scored to old classics! With songs from Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, and more, A Sign of the Times captures the spirit of the transformative era defined by the turmoil of war, civil rights movements, and societal upheaval. The musical is a poignant time capsule, captured by one young woman trying to find her way in an ever-changing world.
See Broadway stars Chilina Kennedy (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Paradise Square), and Tony Award nominee Crystal Lucas-Perry (1776, Ain’t No Mo’) headline this musical spectacle about a young photojournalist in the middle of a revolution, set to beloved songs like "Downtown," "Gimme Some Lovin'," "Rescue Me," and more.
Gabriel Barre’s production is fairly luxurious for an Off Broadway musical: Five leads and a 10-member ensemble is nothing to sniff at nowadays. But filling a stage does not automatically translate to filling a space. Even Petula Clark did not have a song about that conundrum.
Forget the bag checks. Theatergoers entering New World Stages to see the latest jukebox musical should be forced to present their birth certificates. Featuring more than two dozen pop hits from the 1960s in its period-set tale of an aspiring photographer arriving in New York City to achieve her dreams, A Sign of the Times doles out beloved songs to its baby boomer target audiences with the regularity of a food pellet machine. It’s force-fed nostalgia, to be sure, but plenty of fun, at least if you were born between 1946 and 1964 and owned a radio.
2018 | Regional (US) |
A New Musical Regional (US) |
2024 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
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