March 2013 – Mostly Musical Theatre

Hands on a Hardbody (review) Broadway.

I’ve held off a few days on posting my review of Hands on a Hardbody, seen on Thursday night. I have to admit right off the bat that I didn’t like the show, and haven’t been able to put my finger on exactly why. Trey Anastasio certainly creates a good musical score, if a bitContinue reading “Hands on a Hardbody (review) Broadway.”

Cinderella on Broadway (review) is a scrumptious mess

Let me start by saying I love Rodgers and Hammerstein, pretty much their entire repertoire. So when a new Broadway version of Cinderella was announced, with Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, and Victoria Clark, you know I had to be there. Second, all the requisite songs are there, and they sound great. Everything looks terrific onContinue reading “Cinderella on Broadway (review) is a scrumptious mess”

Kinky Boots on Broadway is abso-friggin-fantabulous (review)

Take one part Hairspray and one part The Full Monty. Mix together and add in generous helpings of Priscilla, La Cage, and sprinkle it all with tasty performances and shiny design work. Finally, douse it all in a superior score by Cyndi Lauper and strong script by Harvey Fierstein. Season to taste with Jerry Mitchell’sContinue reading “Kinky Boots on Broadway is abso-friggin-fantabulous (review)”

Matilda the musical (review) NYC — something naughty this way comes

Matilda the musical, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, is a naughty big brash musical comedy freshly imported from London where it won a record number of Olivier awards a few months back. Half of that cast has come along for the ride. It probably helps to have read Roald Dahl’s book priorContinue reading “Matilda the musical (review) NYC — something naughty this way comes”

Spooky (Hilarious) Mormon Hell Dream…The Book of Mormon (Detroit) tour review

I won’t go much into the show itself, since there is little one can add to “review” the musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, continuing its tour now in Detroit, except to say that the production is superb, the cast excellent, and the humor as raunchy as ever. Sending our cast of naive white-boy Mormon missionariesContinue reading “Spooky (Hilarious) Mormon Hell Dream…The Book of Mormon (Detroit) tour review”