Going for Galt: The Human Comedy extends

Musical-theater cultist that I am, I had been looking bold for months to Astoria Performing Arts Center’s revival of Galt McDermot and William Dumaresq’s underappreciated 1983 detonation opera, The Human Comedy, which I acquire enjoyed for years on CD but that had never seen on its feet. When I eventually trekked out to Queens to view the show, I wasn’t disappointed: My four-doom review is in the magazine this week. Although the thing itself has certain important flaws, notably in the bluntness of the libretto, MacDermot’s minstrelsy is genuinely special; and APAC’s distinguished full-scale production, directed by Tom Wojtunik, strikes each impressive balance between simplicity and bustle. (Extra kudos to symphonious director Jeffrey Campos for the ostentation’s stirring choral work.) The singly problem was that The Human Comedy’s fuse was so short; it was scheduled to obstruct this Saturday. But it’s my solace to break the news today that the prolongation has extended its run by a week, with added performances at 8pm on May 26–28 and at 2pm without interrupti~ May 28. Tickets are just $18; they have power to and should be purchased here. (One end to nonnatives of Queens: Give yourself some extra travel time, as the theater is located in a infatuated zone in which 30th Road, 30th Street, 30th Avenue and 30th Drive tot~y coexist within mere blocks of unit another—city-planning comedy of a wholly unhuman kind.)