A well-made and engrossing show of the "Psycho on the Loose" genre, which Naked City did fairly occasionally. Much of the intensity and visual flair is due to director Lamont Johnson---himself a former actor--and a man who really understood how to make the best use of his camera and the dynamic visuals of New York City.
Composer Billy May's score is much less obnoxious than in some of his previous shows-- more subtle and imaginative. There's a bizarre instrumental effect when Burt Brinckerhoff starts going off the deep end.; at first I thought it was trumpets using "buzz" mutes, but I now think it's a group of KAZOOS in the orchestra that glide up and down in a weird cluster of sound. Very unusual and effective.
A good show. LR
Composer Billy May's score is much less obnoxious than in some of his previous shows-- more subtle and imaginative. There's a bizarre instrumental effect when Burt Brinckerhoff starts going off the deep end.; at first I thought it was trumpets using "buzz" mutes, but I now think it's a group of KAZOOS in the orchestra that glide up and down in a weird cluster of sound. Very unusual and effective.
A good show. LR