This Side of Paradise

Will Pomerantz and Nancy Harrow’s music about literary icons F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald is a string of unengaging biographical vignettes, marred by some central miscasting. As the older Zelda, Maureen Mueller lends the show a much-needed jolt of raw emotion, making the most of her evocative (if lyrically challenged), jazz-inflected tunes.—Raven Snook