A boy presses “play,” and the world goes away. That basic, everyday magic act — variations of which have been practiced by restless adolescents since the dawn of recorded sound — takes on fresh, senses-stirring life in the opening moments of “Sing Street,” which opened on Monday night at New York Theater Workshop. Because we’re in the world of musicals, where wishes are turned into song, an onstage band picks up the melody. After a brief, shambling start before the band hits its stride, we’re flooded with the ecstasy of how as well as what Conor hears. And a shopworn new wave dance hit floods a dull world with the radiance of a neon rainbow.

Source: New York Times December 17, 2019 02:48 UTC