Thursday, July 17, 2008

A Strong Year for Broadway Musicals

Everett Evans of the Houston Chronicle looks back on the Broadway musical class of 2008 and gives us his assessment:

South Pacific:
From its heart-lifting overture to its moving final scene, this is an unforgettable rendition of a great show. You couldn't ask for a more enchanted evening.
In the Heights:

Irresistible and infectious, this joyous celebration of family and community blends the best of old and new. The stage percolates with youthful energy, salsa flavors and the rhythms of the street. It's hip. It raps.

Gypsy:
The result is a knockout Gypsy that leaves you wondering if the show ever has been, or ever could be, performed more powerfully.
Passing Strange:
Despite getting the most enthusiastic reviews of any new musical this season, Passing Strange has struggled to find its audience, seldom playing to more than 50 percent of capacity. Could that be because it's more aggressively and purely ``rock'' than the year's other contemporary show (Heights), lacking the cuddlier qualities that make that one more accessible to traditional show goers?
A Catered Affair:
The Broadway debut of well-regarded cabaret songwriter John Bucchino is not in the contemporary vein of Heights and Passing Strange. But this low-key, atypical show is daring in its own way: a quiet, honest, slice of life about a cash-strapped Bronx family in the 1950s, thrown into conflict about whether to use the family savings to buy a lavish wedding for its only daughter.
Source: Chron.com

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