Einstein's Dreams
Closed 1h 35m
Einstein's Dreams
73%
73%
(55 Ratings)
Positive
69%
Mixed
20%
Negative
11%
Members say
Clever, Ambitious, Great singing, Great staging, Confusing

About the Show

Based on the bestselling novel by Alan Lightman, this elegant new musical bridges imagined and real worlds, and unlocks the passionate intellect of one of the 20th century’s greatest thinkers.

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Critic Reviews (13)

The New York Times
November 20th, 2019

"Einstein’s Dreams,’ Adapted and Muddled in a New Musical: Alan Lightman’s novel loses its charm in Joanne Sydney Lessner and Joshua Rosenblum’s show, which lacks a sense of a sure artistic voice."
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Theatermania
November 22nd, 2019

"In 'Einstein's Dreams,' a Young Albert Einstein Has Visions of Time and Love: Joanne Sydney Lessner and Joshua Rosenblum's adaptation of Alan Lightman's bestselling novel comes to 59E59 Theaters."
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BroadwayWorld
November 22nd, 2019

"The New Musical 'EINSTEIN'S DREAMS' Makes Its Stunning NYC Premiere at 59E59 Theaters"
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Lighting & Sound America
November 21st, 2019

"'Einstein's Dreams' would dearly love to do for relativity what Sunday in the Park with George did for pointillism, but I'm afraid that for the authors…deal with infinitely complex ideas in strictly musical comedy terms."
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Talkin' Broadway
November 21st, 2019

"And an excerpt: Time flies in this quirky chamber musical. It also stands still, unravels backwards, and splits along multiple paths."
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New York Stage Review
November 20th, 2019

4/5 Stars: "'Why isn't love as easy as physics?' wonders the great physicists, now turned romantic leading man.
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Theater News Online
November 20th, 2019

"Reichel's ultra-imaginative staging and the impressive score by Lesser and Rosenblum, which shows off the pair's consummate skill with everything from heartfelt ballads to quasi-patter songs, both prevent much of the more science-oriented material from becoming completely inaccessible."
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TheaterScene.net
November 22nd, 2019

"'Einstein's Dreams' is an unusual musical which will linger in the memory like a piece of music heard in the distance or a faint perfume, while not answering all your questions about the early life of the famed physicist. It may even send you to search out a more complete biography."
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