I agree bestbar-Brantley dissected it well....i also thought Matthew Murray was right on target as well, though I rarely agree with any of his reviews. I thought he nailed it on this one.
With that NY Times review, I'd say it's pretty much a done deal that ONCE will easily win the Best Musical Tony.
Memphis.
Newsies is fine, if you like high-energy, low-thought entertainment; if you would prefer a vinyl placemat of the Mona Lisa over the real thing.
LOL That is one of the worst analogies I've ever seen. Buying a placemat and seeing the painting are not mutually exclusive ideas. You can enjoy them both for very different reasons.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
Ah, watching the Disney freaks come unglued is such sport!
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~ Muhammad Ali