Lead Jeannette Bayardelle's Plan B was a career in health sciences. Fortunately for musical theater fans, she didn't have to use it.
Director Gary Griffin's astute eye for character is reprised in this production.
Tuner eschews the grandiose effects of Steven Spielberg's 1985 film in favor of precise consideration of character and a slow emotional buildup paying off in the second half.
The good news about the otherwise forgettable musical version is gospel artist Jeannette Bayardelle.
"To me, it's not just a color," gushed Ms. Daughtry. "The themes in that book engulfed my whole being. I had to get on the bus."