Healing through connection in ‘Night Side Songs’ Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center
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While the inescapably weighty themes addressed in Night Side Songs are common to all of us, there’s a trigger warning that “viewer discretion is advised as the subject matter explores emotional and sensitive topics” and the “performance contains descriptions of medical procedures, cancer treatments, caregiving; dramatizations of loss and mortality; strong language,” and some might find it overwhelmingly heartrending and tear-inducing. But the intent is to offer a fully cathartic and unifying look at the power of music, theater, and community to help heal what we can’t change, with the realization that we’re all in it together.
