Daybreak

Synopsis

A coming-of-age musical journey about the troubled relationship of 40-year old painter Dylan and his in-denial wife Rebecca, whose biological clock is ticking more loudly with each passing day. The real issue with their marriage? Dylan likes to sleep with men. As the couple moves into Dylan's childhood home in San Francisco, the story of Dylan's parents unfolds and intertwines as memories haunt the old house.

Our Review:

12 June 2012

Daybreak is described as a coming-of-age musical about the connection between two relationships: Dylan, an in-the-closet husband (Matt Stevens), his wife Rebecca (Suzy Bastone) who wants his baby and Kelly and Jamie who meet at a bridge where they both try to attempt suicide but instead get together (Kayleigh Louise-Smith and Tom Senior). During the course of Bobby Cronin’s new musical the story develops the links and we realise what connects these two couples with each other.

Early on there is a disconcerting feeling of having missed the introduction of the story; with hardly any dialogue the action moves from one song to the next without breaks. Right from the beginning the four singers’ strong voices and beautiful harmonic arrangements (musical director Richard Bates) make an impressive impact but unfortunately the piano accompaniment is set too loud so that some of the quieter sung moments feel over-run.

The plot is hard to follow and only sta...

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