In a new series on forgotten musicals – today’s first entry is Legs Diamond — the misbegotten Peter Allen musical. You can readily find the cast album (it was more afordable to record a show in the 80’s when it flopped but someone still ponied up the cash to record the show). While it wasContinue reading “Forgotten Musicals: Legs Diamond”
Category Archives: Broadway Musicals
CATS is weird, but CATS is CATS, and the dancing is outstanding. And I didn’t hate it.
It’s very rare that I write a review that totally seems to contradict the mainstream movie critics, but this review of CATS is one of them. Not that it’s a good movie — but it’s a very solid adaptation/interpretation of the stage musical. If you do not love musical theater, then for God’s sake stayContinue reading “CATS is weird, but CATS is CATS, and the dancing is outstanding. And I didn’t hate it.”
Broadway reviews: Electrifying HADESTOWN, Fun BE MORE CHILL, Divisive OKLAHOMA!
Note that Be More Chill has opened, Hadestown and Oklahoma! are still in previews, though both are transfers to Broadway, the former from the West End, the latter from an Off-Broadway run at St Ann’s Warehouse last year. HADESTOWN, at the Walter Kerr Theatre, is quite simply the most electrifying musical I have seen sinceContinue reading “Broadway reviews: Electrifying HADESTOWN, Fun BE MORE CHILL, Divisive OKLAHOMA!”
A Chorus Line National Tour 2018 (brief review, Fox Theatre Detroit)
I only have time for a short review of A CHORUS LINE national tour 2018. Seen at yesterday’s matinee at the Fox Theatre, Detroit — the show is a faithful recreation of the staging and original choreography of the 1975 original Broadway production. It looks good. Sound was bad at the Fox. Dancing was terrificContinue reading “A Chorus Line National Tour 2018 (brief review, Fox Theatre Detroit)”
Beautiful and gut-wrenching “Finding Neverland” at Wharton Center, East Lansing (Tour Review)
A beautiful touring production of “Finding Neverland” opened at East Lansing’s Wharton Center last night as it continues across the US following a solid Broadway run. If you’ve seen the movie, you know the story of this musical. If not, it follows JM Barrie’s creation of the stage play Peter Pan, based on his romanceContinue reading “Beautiful and gut-wrenching “Finding Neverland” at Wharton Center, East Lansing (Tour Review)”
Once On This Island, Spongebob Squarepants, The Bands Visit (NYC – reviews)
This fall trip didn’t bring very many new musicals to sample — and the spring doesn’t look much better but the big blockbusters (Mean Girls, Frozen, and Harry Potter) arrive and I’ll be reviewing those at the end of March). For this trip there was the remarkable Once on this Island, the super-fun Spongebob, andContinue reading “Once On This Island, Spongebob Squarepants, The Bands Visit (NYC – reviews)”
Gorgeous “An American in Paris” tour (review)
The current tour of “An American in Paris” is now at The Wharton Center in East Lansing, and it is gorgeous from top to bottom. I have previously raved about this musical when I saw it in NYC, and many know my thoughts on the travesty that was awarding “Fun Home” Best Musical 2015 insteadContinue reading “Gorgeous “An American in Paris” tour (review)”
“The Bodyguard, the Musical” is fun, entertaining, talent-filled (Review)
First, let me preface this by saying I’ve read many of the reviews for this musical. The original London and most international reviews have been terrific. The show, bypassing Broadway and doing a US tour, has not fared as well in the US reviews. Let me be a British reviewer. I loved this show whenContinue reading ““The Bodyguard, the Musical” is fun, entertaining, talent-filled (Review)”
“Love Never Dies” tour is glorious (Review)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, is currently making its official US Tour debut in Detroit (it has already played upstate New York and Baltimore in previews, London, Australia, and other world cities) and it is a glorious affair, though your personal like will depend on your loveContinue reading ““Love Never Dies” tour is glorious (Review)”
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is Satisfying, Enjoyable, First Rate (Review – Ann Arbor Civic Theatre)
“DroooooooooD!” Do you find reading this name to yourself is a little amusing? Bet your lips puckered without your realizing it. Try saying it aloud; bet you can’t without having a little fun with it. At A2CT’s hilarious production of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre this weekend, you can thinkContinue reading “The Mystery of Edwin Drood is Satisfying, Enjoyable, First Rate (Review – Ann Arbor Civic Theatre)”
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