James Wilson takes a look at Ain't Done Bad at Pershing Square Signature Center:
Following in the nimble footsteps of Twyla Tharp and most recently Justin Peck, choreographer and dancer Jakob Karr has turned to the music of a contemporary singer/songwriter to create a narrative dance musical. Country music star Orville Peck, whose full-length albums include "Pony" and "Bronco," provided the inspiration for Ain't Done Bad, which is now playing at New York's Signature Center (but is not a Signature production). While the show lacks the hallucinogenic grandeur of Illinoise or the profoundly affecting experience of Movin' Out, the sum of its parts makes Ain't Done Bad a worthwhile and breezy midsummer diversion. |
