BYE BYE BIRDIE Reviews — Page 2

I didn't hate Irwin but I didn't love him either. His acting scenes were fine and I loved him in One Last Kiss. Didn't care for his Kids though.

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"I never did figure out what [Irwin] thought he was doing up there."

I said the same thing in my review. But I enjoyed it even though it was a ridiculous performance.

Says the person with Lauren Graham as an avatar, who we all know gave one of the most entertaining and riveting performances in Broadway history.

Listen, if you're going to be snarky, by all means do it - but at least be clever about it.

I was attempting a light joke, not clever snark.

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I enjoyed Gershon, I didn't think her singing was as bad as people was saying it is, as I said in another thread, she did have some issues staying in tune with the orchestra, but I enjoyed her singing and acting...It's hard to tell with the dancing, no she wasn't particularly good, but the choreography they gave her was so terrible, it was hard to judge her skills.
I've only other seen Irwin in RACHEL GETTING MARRIED and thoroughly enjoyed him. I cringed every time he was on stage during BIRDIE. Sorry to say this but I agree with all the critics regarding his performance. Though you gotta blame Longbottom's terrible direction, a good director would have been able to rein him in.

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Wall Street Journal is a Pan - Teachout is HARSH!!!

They Can't Sing (Don't Ask Them)

Mr. Stamos couldn't carry a tune in a bucket with the lid welded on, and Gina Gershon, who plays his sexy secretary, isn't much closer to the mark. Mr. Funk is said to have been battling tonsillitis at the preview I saw, so I can't say whether he sounds better under normal circumstances, but what I heard last Sunday afternoon was far below Broadway standards. As for Bill Irwin, who plays Miss Trimm's father, his performance is impenetrably bizarre??I never did figure out what he thought he was doing up there??and he can't sing at all. Instead he emits disjunct honks and squeaks that make mincemeat out of Mr. Strouse's handsome melodies.



WSJ

Updated On: 10/15/09 at 08:15 PM