Music by Si Kahn, book by Amy Merrill
Musical theater, noted singer/songwriter and activist Si Kahn in a recent radio interview, has often tackled serious issues in our lives. The personal and the comedic have often been used to confront real problems. Think race in “South Pacific,” oppression and identity in “La Cage Aux Foils.” These are plays that confront big issues and do it with a smile and some style.
“Silver Spoons” by the North Carolina-based Kahn (music) and Cambridge playwright Amy Merrill now through June 19th in its world premiere with the Nora Theater Company at Cambridge’s Central Square Theater tackles serious political issues with humor and music, albeit on a smaller scale (piano, a guitar, reeds and a violin arranged and orchestrated by Larry Hochman whose other recent credits include the Tony-nominated “Book of Mormon” and “The Scottsboro Boys”).