NICK & NORA Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr.
Book by Arthur Laurents
When the curtain rises on the only new American musical of this Broadway season, the sole character onstage is a dog. That turns out to be depressingly symbolic. Five years and more in the making, derived from the beloved Thin Man movies, shaped by creators whose credits range from Gypsy and West Side Story through Applause and Annie to Miss Saigon, cast with three Tony Award winners and designed by two more, Nick & Nora should have absolutely everything going for it. But the show...