BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Reviews

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 2:50pm

Post 'em here!

[ARTc3]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 6:59pm

I'm looking forward to this thread fill out with the reviews.

[jayinchelsea]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 7:54pm

I've got my fingers crossed….

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 8:26pm

Time Out NY is positive, with four out of five stars: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/the-bridges-of-madison-county

NBC is positive: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/the-scene/bridges-madison-county-review-246357391.html

Talkin' Broadway is negative (what a surprise!): http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/BridgesMadisonCounty2014.html Updated On: 2/20/14 at 08:26 PM

[ARTc3]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 8:39pm

I am so very happy for these reviews. I'm hoping that all of them will be positive. I loved this show.

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 8:44pm

I loved it too. Hoping the reviews continue to be positive.

[SayitSomehow]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 8:47pm

Another vote for the loved column! Can't get enough of the music. Feeds my heart and soul!

[Famebroadway2]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 9:11pm

Is Talkin' Broadway EVER positive?
Someone needs to get their clock cleaned...

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 9:16pm

The Hollywood Reporter is mixed: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bridges-madison-county-theater-review-682092

Chicago Tribune is mixed to negative: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chi-bridges-madison-county-review,0,4766242.column

Newsday is mixed to positive (?): http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/the-bridges-of-madison-county-review-weepy-romance-detours-into-conventional-broadway-1.7137633

Entertainment Weekly is postive, with a B+: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20364394_20789403,00.html

The Washington Post is mixed: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/02/20/broadways-bridges-of-madison-county-opens/ Updated On: 2/20/14 at 09:16 PM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 9:27pm

At least the score was recorded in January by Ghostlight. Need to know when it will be released. Have a gut feeling Brantley will not like it. Jury is out on shows prospects.

[bobs3]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:08pm

Brantley will probably give Kelli O'Hara a rave but he will hate the show.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:10pm

Quite the respectable (if mixed) review from Brantley, with an all out love letter to Kelli: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/21/theater/bridges-of-madison-county-brings-iowa-to-broadway.html?_r=0

AP is positive: http://online.wsj.com/article/APf0bf08dff184445f99b6e9e855645f4e.html

TheaterMania is positive: http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/reviews/02-2014/the-bridges-of-madison-county_67601.html

USA Today is mixed to positive, with two and a half out of four stars: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/theater/2014/02/20/broadway-review-bridges-of-madison-county/5538945/

Variety is mixed to negative: http://variety.com/2014/legit/reviews/broadway-review-the-bridges-of-madison-county-1201113109/

NY Post is positive, with three out of four stars: http://nypost.com/2014/02/20/kelli-ohara-makes-the-most-of-bridges-of-madison-county/

NY Magazine is mixed to positive: http://www.vulture.com/2014/02/theater-review-the-bridges-of-madison-county.html?mid=googlenews
Updated On: 2/20/14 at 10:10 PM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:13pm

Ok gang. All is right with the world.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:19pm

It's a good thing Brantley was mesmerized by Kelli O' Hara! Left handed complements bordering on uppercuts at the underlying material. Since he swooned so much about O'Hara you kind of don't notice the left handedness.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:24pm

"With so much padding in the second act, however, we have too much time to realize how shamelessly we're being manipulated."

GODDAMN THAT'S HARSH.

[bobs3]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:25pm

With the way Brantley jizzed himself over Kelli O'Hara and kept mentioning her in almost every other paragraph maybe people won't notice his feelings about the rest of the show. The producers definitely have some great "pull quotes" from the review.

Updated On: 2/20/14 at 10:25 PM

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:29pm

That Newsday review is odd. He has a lot of positive things to say about it and then ends it by calling it manipulative.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:36pm

Newsday's Linda Wiener is a she.

[jayinchelsea]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:44pm

Better than I feared they might be, and if the producers of BEAUTIFUL, which has turned into an enormous hit despite mixed-to-positive notices for the show but huzzahs for Ms. Mueller, could make that show fly, BRIDGES and the raves for Kelli should have a really good shot for success. And the Tony award winner for Best Actress in a Musical has just shifted, and rightfully so.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:54pm

The Huffington Post is mixed to positive: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-suskin/aisle-view-bridge-over-tr_b_4827965.html

The Guardian is mixed to positive, with three out of five stars: http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/feb/21/bridges-of-madison-county-broadway-musical-review

AM NY is negative, with two stars: http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/theater-review-the-bridges-of-madison-county-2-stars-1.7153545

NY Daily News is positive, with four out of five stars: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/bridges-madison-county-theater-review-article-1.1620397

The Wrap is positive: http://www.thewrap.com/bridges-madison-county-theater-review-kelli-ohara-steven-pasquale Updated On: 2/21/14 at 10:54 PM

[jnb9872]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:54pm

I would have had some more praise for Pasquale and the extraordinary lighting design, but I think Brantley's spot on otherwise. Glad to see some love for what worked, for it outweighs the shortcomings in the end. There's room for this on Broadway right now, hopefully they carve out their audience.

[loliveve]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 10:55pm

"But then Ms. O’Hara would sing. And the field of corn that is this production’s backdrop would seem to turn into a labyrinthine, richly hued forest where a woman, and an audience, can get lost in ecstasy."- Brantley.

WOW.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 11:08pm

The last time Brantley wrote a love letter like this was back in 2011 for Sutton Foster.

[mjohnson2]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 11:09pm

I just wanted to thank you, Wicked Rocks for not only compiling all the reviews, but for the didhelikeit-esque summary of the review.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 2/20/14 at 11:10pm

Not a problem.