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In 2005 Himself and Nora premiered at the Old Globe Theatre in California to rave reviews. Joel Hirschhorn of Daily Variety-- the American bible of show business --said, “James Joyce is a great character… a hell raising, hard drinking, sexually uninhibited wild man. What’s more… Nora is strong and exciting enough to justify Joyce’s lifelong passion. Between the two of them sparks fly. There’s enough meaty material here for a Great White Way hit.”Jesus wept, and no wonder, by Christ.
Cynthia Citron of KABC radio says, “In a dazzling new musical, Himself & Nora, playwright Sheila Walsh and composer Jonathan Brielle stunningly embrace and people the continent of Europe as their peripatetic hero and his mistress-muse move from one country to another… In addition to Sheila Walsh’s intelligent script, James and Nora’s story is played out in a full compliment of brilliant songs provided by Jonathan Brielle. Melodious love songs destined to become popular hits as well as hilarious patter songs accompanied by sparkling high-spirited dances... Some 14 previous premiers at the Old Globe have moved from San Diego to Broadway. This one is a sure fire 15th. And the one that will probably still be playing when the 16th, 17th, and 18th production find their way to Broadway as well.”
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