Oklahoma! has taken its place in theatrical history as one of the first “book musicals” (after Show Boat), thoroughly integrating songs into a well-developed story, instead of the “story” being a thin and artificial framing device serving only to string a bunch of unrelated production numbers together.

What’s particularly intriguing about this production of Belfast Blues is the director: the iconic character actress Carol Kane. TV fans know her as Simka on Taxi and as Lillian on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; moviegoers may recall her Oscar-nominated starring role in Hester Street or her smaller parts in Annie Hall or Dog Day Afternoon, or her unforgettable turn as Valerie, the wildhaired, wild-eyed harridan wife of Billy Crystal’s Miracle Max in The Princess Bride.