Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice 2023
Opened: November 27, 2023Closing: January 07, 2024
Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice - 2023 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
MCC Theater
511 West 52nd St New York, NY 10019
Tony® and Olivier Award-winning actor and songwriter GAVIN CREEL (HELLO, DOLLY!, INTO THE WOODS) had never been to The Metropolitan Museum of Art…until now. Inspired by the countless hours he spent wandering through the world-renowned collections of the museum for a MetLiveArts commission, WALK ON THROUGH is a thrilling new musical event featuring 17 original, infectious, pop-infused songs. In his theatrical songwriting debut, Creel takes us on an intimate, relatable journey of discovery and transformation through the lens of the art that captured his imagination. Whether you are a museum lover or a fellow novice, this show invites you to take a walk with Creel and engage with art, song, and the creative process in a fresh and new way.
Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice - 2023 - Off-Broadway Cast
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A Decent Docent: Gavin Creel’s Walk on Through
7 / 10
Like a lot of recent solo shows (see also Rachel Bloom), Walk on Through runs aground when it tries to accommodate the emotional impact of the pandemic, as Creel and director Linda Goodrich arrive at an overdramatic curtain-pulling depiction of the Met’s shutdown of the museum. But once Creel does head back to the museum, he encounters a new visitor, and the two of them discuss their differing interpretations of an Edward Hopper painting of the view from the Williamsburg Bridge. One sees a hopeful daydreamer looking out that window, another someone crushed by the loneliness of the city. “We’re both looking at the same thing, but we’re each seeing it totally differently,” Creel muses. That’s one of those little observations that might seem trite, but it does carry a lot with it. You go to an exhibition, or a musical, to encounter someone else’s view of the world, but you yourself can only see it through your own little window. And your view, in turn, can become its own layer of interpretation, passed off to someone else.
‘Walk on Through’ Review: Dispatches, in Song, From a Museum Novice
5 / 10
Superficiality is a bane of this uncertain show, for which Creel wrote the book, lyrics and soft-pop music. Commissioned by the Met’s Live Arts Department, and performed at the museum in 2021, it has the dispiriting feel of an advertisement for the Met’s collections — and despite the dozens of artworks projected upstage, not a persuasive one. Try though Creel does to convince us that he eventually succumbed to the museum’s magic, little of “Walk on Through” seems heartfelt. A lot of it seems forced, as if he is trying to deliver what he thinks is expected in response to the art: profundity, epiphany.
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Join a Meet & Greet With Gavin Creel and More at WALK ON THROUGH Special Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 3, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 3, 2024
MCC Theater will present a special performance of Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice on Saturday January 6 at 7:00PM.
Gavin Creel's WALK ON THROUGH: CONFESSIONS OF A MUSEUM NOVICE Adds Performances at MCC Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2023
MCC Theater is presenting the World Premiere of Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice, written and performed by Tony Award® winner Gavin Creel. Performances have been added. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Review Roundup: Gavin Creel's WALK ON THROUGH: CONFESSIONS OF A MUSEUM NOVICE Opens At MCC
by A.A. Cristi - December 4, 2023
by A.A. Cristi - December 4, 2023
Read reviews for the World Premiere of Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice at MCC Theater.
MCC Theater Reveals Final Extension For WALK ON THROUGH: CONFESSIONS OF A MUSEUM NOVICE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2023
MCC Theater will present a final extension for the World Premiere of Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice due to popular demand.
Performances Added for World Premiere of WALK ON THROUGH: CONFESSIONS OF A MUSEUM NOVICE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2023
MCC Theater will present additional performances for the World Premiere of Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice due to popular demand. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Sasha Allen, Madeline Benson & More to Star in Gavin Creel's WALK ON THROUGH: CONFESSIONS OF A MUSEUM NOVICE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 6, 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 6, 2023
MCC Theater has revealed the cast for the World Premiere of Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice, written and performed by Tony Award® winner Gavin Creel (Into the Woods). Learn how to purchase tickets!
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Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice opened at the MCC Theater on Monday Nov 27, 2023 and has now been running for 1 month.
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