ALADDIN Reviews — Page 2
#29
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:07pm
Wow! So far, so good. Let's hope it'll be this way for the night. i seriously doubt it
#31
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:11pm
Good things for James, rest is pretty negative including "unremarkable first act" and "The musical’s famous anthem, “A Whole New World,” is prettily sung by Jacobs and Reed as they float languidly across the stage on a magic carpet–a stage effect that by today’s imagineering standards feels like a mere kiddie ride."
ouch
Washington Post
ouch
Washington Post
#33
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:20pm
ETA: Associated Press was already posted.
Updated On: 3/20/14 at 09:20 PM
#34
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:24pm
...........I'm kind of shocked.
"Life in theater is give and take...but you need to be ready to give more then you take..."
#35
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:26pm
Plenty of pull quotes that Disney can use for advertising purposes. The reviews are slightly better than I was expecting.
#36
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:26pm
The Bottom Line
While it doesn't rival the imagination or innovation of "The Lion King," the show's ebullient comic spirit should make it a popular hit.
Hollywood Reporter
While it doesn't rival the imagination or innovation of "The Lion King," the show's ebullient comic spirit should make it a popular hit.
Hollywood Reporter
Up In One
#37
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:30pm
What we have here, in other words, is a show for the kids, one that's not quite interesting enough to hold the attention of an unaccompanied grownup other than intermittently. If you're a parent, though, rest assured that your pre-adolescent children will be glad they came
Wall St Journal
Wall St Journal
Up In One
#38
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:31pm
Pleasantly surprised to see a mostly positive reaction to this. I was expecting much worse. Of course, the night is young...
#39
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:33pm
Variety is NEGATIVE.
"The magic-carpet ride is magical. The Cave of Wonders is wonderful. And yes, you’ll hear the tunes you loved in the 1992 movie. But the notion that “Disney Aladdin” somehow resurrects the spirit of the late Howard Ashman, who had the original inspiration for the movie and contributed most of its clever lyrics, is a joke. Restoring a person’s work without respecting his artistic sensibility is no tribute at all."
Broadway Review: ‘Disney Aladdin’
"The magic-carpet ride is magical. The Cave of Wonders is wonderful. And yes, you’ll hear the tunes you loved in the 1992 movie. But the notion that “Disney Aladdin” somehow resurrects the spirit of the late Howard Ashman, who had the original inspiration for the movie and contributed most of its clever lyrics, is a joke. Restoring a person’s work without respecting his artistic sensibility is no tribute at all."
Broadway Review: ‘Disney Aladdin’
#41
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:43pm
"But the notion that “Disney Aladdin” somehow resurrects the spirit of the late Howard Ashman [...] is a joke."
THIS...
THIS...
#42
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:46pm
Can't really disagree with that. Howard Ashman was able to mix winking irony with real emotion- not to mention he could turn a phrase like few other lyricists. This production is all winks and no heart.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#43
Posted: 3/20/14 at 9:54pm
These "raves" are some of the most apathetic I have ever read.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
#44
Posted: 3/20/14 at 10:10pm
Most of the numbers not involving chorus members in chest-baring vests and harem pants tend to pass by without making much of an impression.
If you can’t be yourself, just be fabulous.
NY Times
If you can’t be yourself, just be fabulous.
NY Times
Up In One
#45
Posted: 3/20/14 at 10:28pm
USA Today loved it. They gave the show 3 1/2 out of 4 stars.
It's genie-us! 'Aladdin' rubs you the right way
It's genie-us! 'Aladdin' rubs you the right way
#46
Posted: 3/20/14 at 10:30pm
None of these reviews inspire me to see this show (although if I had kids that would be a different story). But I am looking forward to seeing "Friend Like Me" performed at the Tony Awards.
#47
Posted: 3/20/14 at 10:33pm
If the show is nominated. And even then, the song is the show's ace-in-the-hole- they may instead opt for "Arabian Nights," which still features Inglehart and requires less stagecraft.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#48
Posted: 3/20/14 at 10:33pm
Brantley's review was a lot less severe than I was expecting, given the reviews on this board for the show.
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
#49
Posted: 3/20/14 at 10:35pm
Isherwood reviewed it.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#50
Posted: 3/20/14 at 10:36pm
"Brantley's review was a lot less severe than I was expecting, given the reviews on this board for the show."
Especially considering Brantley didn't write the review.
Especially considering Brantley didn't write the review.
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