The answer is a somewhat amazed yes. Composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens have captured the reggae-calypso flavor of the islands in a nonstop score that gets under your skin and stays there, making irresistible trips to your heart and your feet. Based on a novel by Trinidad-born writer Rosa Guy, the show tells the story of Ti Moune (La Chanze), a poor peasant girl who falls in love with Daniel (Jerry Dixon), a rich kid engaged to local deb Andrea (Nikki Rene). The captivating all-black cast meshes beautifully under the magic wand of director-choreographer Graciela Daniele. Among the many delights are the big voice and bigger grace of Kecia Lewis-Evans as Asaka, Mother of the Earth, and the all-around charm of La Chanze, whose dance solo is the best since the glory Broadway days of Donna McKechnie and Ann Reinking.
