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Jordan Catalano said: "NYTimes “Bad Cinderella - The Title Warned Us”"

And there it is!

Poor Carolee. Always the shining moment in dull show. 

One star from the NY Post:

https://nypost.com/2023/03/24/bad-cinderella-broadway-review-a-wacko-dumpster-fire/

"‘Bad Cinderella’ review: A wacko storybook dumpster fire on Broadway"

msmp said: "Will admit, I'm surprised the Times went for the laziest headline of the bunch.”

 

Doesn’t surprise me at all. Jesse Green wrote it.

 

From NYT: "Finally, a Cinderella for streetwalkers and gym rats!"

That at least gave me a chuckle.

The show is well resourced but terrible, which frustrates me to no end.  I liked some of the design elements and supporting characters and thought it was expertly mic'd - but the story just didn't work and the main plot line meandered and failed to connect.  

Updated On: 3/24/23 at 12:19 AM

TaffyDavenport said: "One star from the NY Post:

https://nypost.com/2023/03/24/bad-cinderella-broadway-review-a-wacko-dumpster-fire/

"‘Bad Cinderella’ review: A wacko storybook dumpster fire on Broadway""

Isn't this the same guy who reviewed the London production, which led to ALW allegedly lambasting the West End cast?

TaffyDavenport said: "So weird to see the word "vulgar" used about the show. I guess my sense of humor is in the gutter, because it was way less off-color than I was expecting."

The closest to off-color I can think of is the joke with the champagne bottle. Unless shirtless men in the Hunks Song/Man's Man sequences is off-color to the reviewers.

To my mind, vulgar implies something much raunchier than we got!

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "God, Jesse Green really went for the jugular with this one, basically daring the show to defy the critics and be a success (which he knows it won't be).

Aside from the nice words about Carolee & Grace, perhaps the kindest thing about his review is that he didn't talk about Linedy's performance. The singular quote about her: "a series of effortful numbersGenao sings bravely""

Patti LuPone said something like, it’s worse to be ignored than to be trashed. 

I am reading the use of vulgar to imply one of its other definitions: "lacking in sophistication or good taste."

JasonC3 said: "I am reading the use of vulgar to imply one of its other definitions: "lacking in sophistication or good taste.""

That would make more sense, but the New York Stage Review says that the vulgarity would make Ron Desantis' head explode, which, to me, implies dirty or raunchy.

Jordan Catalano said: "What’s pretty infuriating is that a lot of negativity from the critics is pointing out things people have been saying for 2 years now. Social media/message boards etc can be a life saving and valuable tool for people putting up a show. It gives a real-time look at what is and what is not working in your show and if you decide to ignore those things that people - YOUR PAYING CUSTOMERS are saying, then you have nobody to blame but yourself."

It’s really amazing that they’ve had all this time and feedback, not to mention the opportunity to mount a whole new production, and all they’ve done is some paltry tinkering here and there.

Jordan Catalano said: "So this is obviously going to be the next show that everybody here instinctively decides to hate and trash, no matter if they see it and like it, or even see it at all.


Personally, I don’t really care because I got no skin in this game but I actually enjoyed this one each time I’ve seen it and hope that people (whether they’re too prideful to admit it publicly because it’s cooler to hate) find things in it to enjoy, too. It’s nowhere near ALW’s best work but it’s also miles away from his worst."

Oh no. I beg to differ. In my opinion it is EASILY his worst! And I've seen Love Never Dies!

It’s not unexpected, but I just want to say to the cast, crew, orchestra, and everyone working on the show daily, happy opening night! 
 

Enjoy the ride, have fun, congrats on being a working and paid individual in theatre.