‘New York, New York’ Broadway Review: Kander & Ebb Musical Awakens Late in a City That Never Sleeps

Imagine a New York where construction workers tap dance on steel girders high above the city, just like in that iconic photograph you’ve seen countless times. Picture a city where kind-hearted landladies, who once graced the stage at Carnegie Hall, take a young Holocaust refugee under their wing and guide them towards a scholarship at Julliard. Envision a place where lively jam sessions erase the barriers of race, gender, and sexual identity that have divided generations. Sounds incredible, right? Well, guess what? You can experience it all in the new(ish) Kander & Ebb musical, New York, New York, opening tonight at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. But be warned, even the most idyllic urban utopia can become tiresome when