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Off-Broadway Review: “JOY: A New True Musical” at the Laura Pels Theatre (Closed Sunday, August 17, 2025)

August 5, 2025 | Uncategorized > | “JOY: A New True Musical”, Adam Grupper, Alan Wiggins, Allysa Shorte, Anna Louizos (Scenic Design), AnnMarie Milazzo, Betsy Wolfe, Brandon Espinoza, Brian Shepard, Briana Brooks, Charl Brown, Dana Costello, Daniel Lundberg (Sound Designer), David Bengali (Projection and Video Design), Gabriela Carrillo, Gaelen Gilliland, Gary Mickelson (Production Stage Manager), Honor Blue Savage, Jaygee Macapugay, Jerome Vivona, Jill Abramovitz, Jillian Zack (Music Director), Joan Marcus, Joseph Verlezza, Ken Davenport, Lael Van Keuren, Laura Pels Theatre, Liz Printz (Hair and Wig Design), Manuel Santos, Michał Kołaczkowski, New York Theatre Reviews, Nora Mae Dixon, Paul Whitty, Ryan Duncan, ShowTown Theatricals, Sydni Moon, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tina McCartney (Costume Design), Yael Lubetzky (Lighting Designer)

The only effort Betsy Wolfe has to put forth to sell a new musical is to use those incredible vocal cords to mesmerize an audience, but in the “new true musical”, “Joy”, with a book by Ken Davenport and music and lyrics by Annmarie Milazzo, she has her work cut out for her. The show is based on the life…

Off-Broadway Review: “JOY: A New True Musical” at the Laura Pels Theatre (Closed Sunday, August 17, 2025)

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