It has opened to almost unanimous positive reviews, so who am I to say that I was less than enthralled by the entire thing? It’s a well-done drama with music, based on the off-beat indie film from a few years ago.
ONCE the musical which opened this past weekend, is a smart, cute, and charming show at the Bernard B. It’s simply spectacular - and by the time the boys have exploded in duets, trios, and perfectly in-sync combinations midway through “Seize the Day”, your heart will completely be won over by this marvelous musical. You’ll also find mixed into the lot previous So You Think You Can Dance finalists Evan Kasprzak and Thayne Jasperson and up and rising dancer Ryan Steele.īut the real star of the show is Christopher Gattelli’s choreography which is classically Broadway and electrically athletic at the same time, without ever losing its classic ballet and modern dance core. Andrew Keenan-Bolger turns in a warm performance as injured Crutchie and the entire boys ensemble just shines. Jordan turns in a great performance as Jack Kelly. Which is most likely exactly what Disney is aiming for here. Throw in equal parts reporter as love interest (Kara Lindsay – as superb here as she was in the tour of Little House on the Prairie), badguy (John Dossett as Pulitzer who sings the one song that should be cut before opening) and showgirl (Capathia Jenkins)…have them all stirred up on Tobin Ost’s excellent tri-tower moving set and you have the makings of a cocktail that goes down easily, and leaves you wanting to see the show again. Jeremy Jordan (Bonnie & Clyde, Joyful Noise) leads an energetic and superb singing/dancing ensemble of newsboys in a musical crusade against Pulitzer and his plot to increase income by charging the newsies more per paper, leading to a strike. To put it quite simply, I haven’t been this thoroughly entertained by a musical theater piece since I can remember. Jumping, leaping, dancing, and exploding across the stage of the Nederlander Theater, Newsies is sure to settle in for a long open-ended run (currently booking through August 19th).
Let’s start with my favorite show in years: Disney’s NEWSIES. That being said, these shows aren’t going to change significantly between now and opening, so they are reviewed herein. Tags: Evita 2012 revival, Ghost the musical, Newsies the musical, Once the musicalĪh - Winter/Spring in NYC - 75 degrees in mid-march, and some hot shows heating up the Great White Way as well…Let me preface this by saying that only ONCE has officially opened - NEWSIES (opening next week), GHOST, and EVITA are still in previews. Newsies, Ghost, Evita, and Once musicals on Broadway (Review) MaPosted by ronannarbor in Broadway Musicals, Entertainment, musical theater, Musicals, Theatre.
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