'New York, New York' Broadway Musical Fails to Capture the City's Energy.

The new Broadway musical "New York, New York" is based on the Martin Scorsese film of the same name, but the show's true inspiration is the title song. Directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, the show follows the lives of musicians and singers in post-World War II New York City. However, the characters lack depth and the score lacks the signature edge of Kander and Ebb's previous works. The show's rah-rah tone becomes numbing, and the overall result is a surprisingly dull production that fails to capture the grit and complexity of the city it seeks to celebrate.