In Jez Butterworth’s compelling new play, four girls trained to sing close harmony wind up as acrimonious adults.

Back in the 1950s, the northern English seaside resort of Blackpool was filled with variety shows in gilded theaters, end-of-the-pier warblers and sardonic comics hoping to give a few laughs to exhausted factory workers on their “wakes week” vacations.

Despite Laura Donnelly’s standout performance, Jez Butterworth’s Broadway play takes too long to not say not enough about sisterly bonds, fame, and terrible maternal betrayal.