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Bonnie & Clyde’ has murderous leads, killer songs

Bonnie and Clyde became famous when they teamed up, so it’s somewhat appropriate that the new Broadway musical based on their story has brought together two great couples, albeit with less actual bloodshed.

Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan, two of theater’s rising stars, play the bank-robbing duo with sexy onstage chemistry and strong voices. The other couple is behind the scenes: Frank Wildhorn and Don Black, the composer and lyricist, who have written some sumptuous songs.

These dynamic duos enliven “Bonnie & Clyde,” a relatively straightforward biographical musical with some nice creative touches that opened Thursday under the direction of Jeff Calhoun at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

This retelling of the Great Depression-era folk tale about two star-crossed lovers teases out the twin themes of their dangerous lust and their lust for fame. Bonnie wants to be a movie star and Clyde wants to be Jesse James. That thirst for celebrity resonates today, as does the echo of economic woes, with its drumbeat of foreclosures and bank failures.

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