The Tin Pan Alley Rag

"stodgy and soporific show, ..., transforms the lives and careers of two of America�s great popular composers into two hours of theatrical elevator music."
Charles Isherwood
New York Times

"this "Rag" had pretty much wrung itself dry."
Joe Dziemianowicz
New York Daily News

"Sadly, the show contents itself with good intentions.
Elisabeth Vincentelli
New York Post

"The likable �Tin Pan Alley Rag,� slightly bigger than a vest-pocket musical, has the unassuming charm of a winsome pet that gently nuzzles you."
John Simon
Bloomberg

"the force-feeding of biographical facts soon grows tiresome."
Erik Haagensen
Back Stage

"not good enough to make the show involving theater."
Robert Feldberg
The Record

"a soggy, inert examination of what made these musical masters tick."
Michael Kuchwara
Associated Press

"It has too few of the soaring emotional arcs of a musical and not enough of a good play's dramatic throughline."
David Rooney
Variety

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