DARLING GRENADINE
Book, Music & Lyrics by Daniel Zaitchik
“Breathtaking . . . A complex, deeply human experience.”
- Northwest Herald
When charismatic songwriter Harry falls for clever chorus girl Louise, all of Manhattan glitters with the blush of new love. But what happens when the sparkling fantasy begins to dissolve? Bubbling over with charm, wit, and whimsy, Darling Grenadine navigates the tension between romance and reality, light and dark, bitter and sweet. Featuring a vibrantly eclectic score and stirring book and lyrics by Daniel Zaitchik. (Roundabout Theatre Company)
“Ambitious and wonderfully tuneful. . . . There are a few moments in the show so extraordinary that I suspect I will think about them for years.”
- The New York Times
HISTORY
After development at The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and productions at Goodspeed Musicals and Marriott Theatre, Darling Grenadine played a sold-out run off-Broadway at Roundabout Underground in 2020, directed by Michael Berresse. Unfortunately COVID-19 cut the extension short. The original off-Broadway cast reunited in 2022 to record the cast album, and Darling Grenadine will soon be licensed by Musical Theater International. The Roundabout production of Darling Grenadine was an Outer Critics Circle Awards honoree in the category of Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. The Marriott Theatre production was a Jeff Award nominee for Best New Musical.
“A gorgeous new score. . . melancholy, rich, smart, wise . . . Darling Grenadine has the potential to be a significant new American musical.”
- Chicago Tribune
ALBUM
The Darling Grenadine studio album is now available on all streaming platforms. The off-Broadway cast starring Adam Kantor, Emily Walton, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Mike Nappi, Aury Krebs, and Matt Dallal reunited to make the record, produced by Grammy-winner Dean Sharenow, Daniel Zaitchik, and Brad Blume, with orchestrations by Matt Moisey, and music direction & additional arrangements by David Gardos. Click to listen on Spotify, Apple Music, or Bandcamp.
Production photos from Darling Grenadine at Roundabout Underground, Marriott Theatre, and Goodspeed. Pictured: Emily Walton, Adam Kantor, Matt Dallal, Aury Krebs, KathERINE Thomas, Heath Saunders, Bryan Fenkart, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Phillip Huber.
“Daniel Zaitchik’s gorgeous new musical . . . begins in the guise of a sweet, charming rom-com before shifting, painfully and irrevocably, into a darker show . . .”
- The New Yorker
“Charming, bittersweet, it will thoroughly delight you!”
- The Hollywood Reporter
“Wonderful . . . There hasn’t been a new score this unabashedly romantic and soaring since . . . The Light in the Piazza.”
- The Wrap