Kathleen Allen Special for the Arizona Daily Star Not every regional theater has the guts, the means and the talent to create a new musical.The world premiere of “Justice,” a musical about Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is on the ATC stage. Today’s much-in-demand playwright Lauren Gunderson wrote the book; Bree Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan wrote the music and lyrics.
People are also reading… The stage consists of three desks; house left is Ginsburg; on the right is O’Connor. In the center is Vera, who has been nominated to serve in the highest court and is being grilled by senators. But it was the second half of the play that was the most compelling. It is much more personal, and we discover more about their lives beyond the court.
Joan Ryan’s portrayal of Ginsburg was spot on and when she croons “You can play it nice / Heed all the advice / Or you can be / Notorious” was just as spunky as Ginsburg was.“Justice” not only brings up questions about who needs a voice at the table, it underscores that there’s no purity in anything. Decisions both of the judges made at times were misguided.
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