Twelve Angry Men

In a small New York City jury room on the hottest day of the year twelve men debate the fate of a young defendant charged with murdering his father. In form Twelve Angry Men: A Musical is a courtroom drama; in purpose it's a crash course in those passages of the U.S. Constitution that promise defendants a fair trial and the presumption of innocence. A must-see musical... Twelve Angry Men is faithful to the seven-decade-old Reginald Rose teleplay on which it's based but to watch it is to experience the thrill of the new... Michael Holland's jazzy vocalese score feels like it's about to step up to a bar and order a Tom Collins... David Simpatico's canny book finds its way into the hearts and minds of each character half of them white and half people of color. - Minneapolis Star Tribune A serious story given more depth and made more compelling with the infusion of song... In a word: phenomenal. - Talkin' Broadway Brims with tension... Adopting the musical vocabulary of modern jazz of the 1950s (in which the story is set) it offers intriguing enhancements to Reginald Rose's original script. - Pioneer Press