Exceptional cast makes 'Man of No Importance' a must-see

“A Man of No importance,” with book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, is a lighthearted but layered work, referencing the Bible, Oscar Wilde, Greek drama, modern drama, religious intolerance, sexual identity and self-realization. If not carefully handled, any one of those elements will take over the production and sink it.

Happily, that doesn’t happen in the current Keegan Theatre production of the musical, directed intelligently by Christina Coakley and Mark Rhea, who make sure that that all those disparate elements pull together, not apart.