The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A New Folk Musical Reviews

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...Although smart and often charming, this Filament Theatre Company take on Washington Irving's famous ghost story tries too hard. Tyler Beattie has interesting notions about relating the tale of Ichabod Crane to Yankee folklore in general, for instance, but his script fails to meld them in a way that makes sense. He has sophisticated folk-based musical ideas, but his score gets overburdened by them and comes across as strained. Scott Ferguson's direction loses the narrative in stylized busyness."

Windy City Times - Recommended

"...Ferguson has cast the show from strength. As the birdlike Crane, Don Denton excels with a strong tenor singing range and excellent, graceful mime abilities. Crane is a physical and emotional oddball, whom Denton keeps sympathetic by emphasizing Ichabod's sweet and upright nature ... not that either quality does Crane any good. Mary Spearen is picture-pretty as love interest Katrina, and Nick Freed is manly but not overly threatening as the rival. Other roles are secondary in the smoothly functioning eight-person ensemble."

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

"...The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, which played last year at the Chicago Theatre Building, is reenacted by a multi-tasking cast of 9 superbly dedicated performers. Tyler Beattie's effective musical mixes folksy lore, rock riffs, and melodic harmonies to elevate the mysterious tale of Ichabod Crane into an entertaining hour of theatre."