Darkly comic and heartbreakingly beautiful, Adding Machine, a musical adaptation of Elmer Rice's incendiary 1923 play, tells the story of Mr. Zero, who after 25 years of service to his company is replaced by a mechanical adding machine. In a vengeful rage, he murders his boss. An eclectic score gives passionate and memorable voice to this stylish and stylized production, which follows Zero's journey to the afterlife in the Elysian Fields where he is met with one last chance for romance and redemption.
" THE BEST NEW MUSICAL OF 2008!"
- Feldman, Time Out New York
"A BRILLIANT MUSICAL. An impeccable, astoundingly good cast. A SUPERB libretto by Loewith and Schmidt, and music that gets under your skin and stays there. Jet black, uncompromising and REMARKABLE."
- Isherwood, The New York Times
"A MARVEL! Joshua Schmidt's music sneaks up on us until we are begging for more! Joel Hatch is amazing! ADD1NG MACH1NE dazzles!"
- Simon, Bloomberg.com
"EXCITING AND ADVENTUROUS! David Cromer's staging is filled with imaginative touches. Performances of haunting intensity. Registers with a memorable power!"
- Scheck, NY Post
"TOTALS UP TO A COMPLETE ARTISTIC TRIUMPH!"
- Sommers, The Star-Ledger
"DARING, PROVOCATIVE ENTERTAINMENT! A superb chorus plays a variety of roles. Director David Cromer has marshalled a crack production team that contributes mightily to the show's success!"
- Kuchwara, Associated Press
"A DARKLY EXHILARATING MUSICAL!"
- Linda Winer, Newsday
