The theatrical reimagining of Sufjan Stevens' Grammy and Oscar-nominated album arrives on Broadway.
A company of performers brings the original story of Illinoise to life, set to the entirety of Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 album Illinois. The musical features new arrangements by composer, pianist, and frequent Stevens collaborator Timo Andres, ranging in style from DIY folk and indie rock to marching band and ambient electronics, performed live by an 11-member band and three vocalists. Illinoise is a “mysterious, deeply moving and unforgettable dance-musical hybrid that explores the hot zone between childhood and adulthood when emotions can be at their most overwhelming. The vocalists do not seem to sing so much as pour emotion into our ears. (New York Times).”
"Lush with theatricality."
The Washington Post
Gloria Oladipo
"With the verbal dials turned way down, and the physical and musical ones way up, the calibration of information, from dreamy to piercing, is pretty much perfect."
The New York Times
Jesse Green