COME FLY AWAY Reviwes

Today is March 25, marking the official opening of "Come Fly Away," the new dance musical from the Tony-winning choreographer Twyla Tharp and music of the late Frank Sinatra, at the Marquis.

After finding inspiration in the songs of Billy Joel for Broadway's "Movin' Out" and Bob Dylan for "The Times They Are A-Changin'", Tharp makes a return to the Broadway stage with her latest piece, which began previews March 1. "Come Fly Away" lands in New York following a previous incarnation at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta last fall.

As previously stated, with the blessing of Frank Sinatra Enterprises and the Sinatra family, "Come Fly Away" features original masters of Sinatra's voice, which are backed by a live on-stage band. The show includes original arrangements by Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Quincy Jones, as well as newly created arrangements for the production. "Come Fly Away" stars Holley Farmer with John Selya; Rika Okamoto with Matthew Stockwell Dibble; and Charlie Neshyba-Hodges with Laura Mead

Best to all invovled.

Updated On: 3/25/10 at 02:59 PM

I know how Jackie Hoffman feels about Sinatra. That's all I need to know.

NJ Newsroom is mixed in about the same way as the others.

http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/movies/frank-sinatra-sings-while-tharps-dancers-burn-through-come-fly-away

http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/theater/reviews/26fly.html?ref=theater

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i enjoyed the show, but as a matter of disclosure, isherwood raved about it when it was in atlanta.

It was bound to be a rave since he loved it in Atlanta and wasn't about to go back on his word.

"In this dazzling new dance musical, which opened Thursday night at the Marquis Theater, Ms. Tharp deploys a stage full of brilliant performers to heighten the theatrical allure of ballroom dance, complementing the immortal appeal of Sinatra’s singing with movement that captures the underlying emotional tensions in it. "

He discredits himself right there, as there is VERY little, if any, ballroom dance in this show. He thinks that "partner dancing" and "ballroom dancing" are interchangeable terms. They aren't.

Finkle is mixed:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-finkle/first-nighter-emcome-fly_b_513884.html

John Simon is mixed (2.5 out of 5 stars):

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=au_ZuxIoJRQU

For whatever it is worth, the Metro gave it a rave.

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double post.

Updated On: 3/26/10 at 09:32 AM

Sort-of notable that his is the ONLY positive review, but alas, it's probably the only review that matters.

what's interesting to note, especially, is how the world of theatre is so close to the world of science when it comes to citing literature (i.e., people will selectively pick the literature that most supports their own opinion and ignore/trash the rest).

New York Daily News calls it 'A flight to nowhere.'
N.Y. Daily News: 'Come Fly Away' review

Why do people on this board think that that is a bad thing?

the answer to that is pretty simple. in their mind, their own opinion is the absolute.

the "other" board has a tally that is a little different. certainly there is not "ONLY" one good review. granted, jesse21 liked the show and would therefore interpret the reviews to reflect his own opinion. but that's not any different than what people here are doing.

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=1837106