“[Sing Street] packs such a visceral punch in making its case that by the end it’s got you believing it, too.
– The Boston Globe
Sing Street
By Enda Walsh
Music and lyrics by
Gary Clark and John Carney
Directed by Rebecca Taichman
Choreography by Sonya Tayeh
The Huntington
August, 2022
DESIGNERS:
SET: Bob Crowley
COSTUMES: Bob Crowley & Lisa Zinni
LIGHTS: Natasha Katz
SOUND: Peter Hylenski
CHOREOGRAPHER: Sonya Tayeh
The Huntington Theatre Company’s exuberant production of “Sing Street” packs such a visceral punch in making its case that by the end it’s got you believing it, too… But what comes through with gale force is what those songs mean to the kids who are playing and singing them….Walsh’s script is smart and incisive in the ways it reminds us that rebellion and aspiration can sometimes be the same thing.
– The Boston Globe
The young band members are uniformly excellent, and find a persuasive, unforced camaraderie… At its best, this new Sing Street hits on the unique, heartbreaking comfort of finding your little piece of beauty amid an endless sea of heartbreaks. …The songs are worth the wait. With the rousing “Up,” the kids first find their collective voice and begin moving as one, imperceptibly at first, then in an explosion of creative discovery. It is transcendent theatre. Taichman’s careful tracking of the band’s gradual artistic growth here meets with Tayeh’s effortless movement work to stunning effect.
– Theaterly
Bursting with the buoyancy of youth and balanced with life’s inevitable bouts of melancholy, “Sing Street” centers on the romantic love budding between teenagers Conor Lawlor and Raphina, the making of a band, friendship, the joy of music and the necessity of dreams…. In addition to a top-notch cast that kept the crowd audibly rooting for them, the intelligent direction of the Tony and Obie-award-winning Rebecca Taichman (“Indecent” and “Mauritius”) coupled with Sonya Tayeh’s choreography offers a smooth, delightful ride through the Lawlor family’s lives.
– WBUR
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