Cry Baby Reviews - YIKES! — Page 8

I just hope it lasts until May 7th. That's the first day I can go see it and I'd like to see the choreography, if nothing else. I'm always up for a little mindless fun.

I have to think they'd wait until at least the Tony nominations come out to close it. That way they can say it's a Tony nominated show if they take it out on tour.

http://www.ny1.com/ny1/Living/theater_reviews.jsp

NY1 is mixed, calling it flat out what it is...mediocre.

I would disagree. A paying customer, in fact, has all of the control over when a show closes. If paying customers don't pay, there are no customers. Show closes. Which means that we have every right to discuss the merits of a show, as well as its shortcomings.

If I'm not mistaken, the common link is the choreographer, not the director.

"Does Winer really say that Harriet Harris won a Tony Award for BROKAW's produciton of Thoroughly Modern Millie? Wow, Michael Mayer must be really surprised...he thinks that he directed that show!"

I also saw this show in previews and was not impressed at all. I had a verbal response that was noticed by those around me to the mundane lyrics and thought the whole thing was ridiculous. I won't drop any spoilers for those who have aspirations of wasting their money to check this one out, but let's just say if you pop in a copy of Grease, Oklahoma, and drop a little acid, then you're not far off from what you'll see at the show. Apparently, according to www.didhelikeit.com, Ben Brantley agrees with me. It'll be nice when the day arrives that investors spend the kind of money they spent on this "Christopher Guest-esque" farce, for something that has substance. Hey that gives me an idea! Maybe, the gang behind Cry Baby will go in on Backdraft the Musical? C'mon Fountains of Wayne? Can you get Stacy's Mom interested in this?

On Courtney Balan's absence from Cry- Baby: http://titleofshow.com/blog/index.php?itemid=1129

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yes cry baby is a hit.

If I can find a link to one from my newspaper, I'll share it. I think they gave it a positive review. However, I rarely trust the critics from it because they tend to enjoy total crap, and hate what everyone likes.

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However, I rarely trust the critics from it because they tend to enjoy total crap, and hate what everyone likes.

Great comment.








Not.

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Here it is: From the Star Ledger. I'm actually sort of confused by it. It doesn't sound like he really liked it, but it also doesn't sound like he hated it either. Unless I just totally missed something in it.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2008/04/exuberant_crybaby_will_make_yo.html

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Marianne2 - The critic from The Star Ledger actually 'got it.'
Reading that review reminded me how funny/campy the show is

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Spencer Liff really should have been cast as the lead in this show. People stare at him for the entire show. That's charisma. Which James Snyder does NOT have.