FINIANS RAINBOW REVIEWS

[matineeidol2013]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:32am

Tonites the big nite!!! Post reviews here!!!

[dshnookie]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:40am

madbrian already started one of these about an hour and a half ago.

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1006305&dt=0&boardid=1

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 6:25pm

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703363704574503310429557166.html

[A Director]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 6:42pm

Terry Teachout of the WSJ is a right wing hack!

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 7:14pm

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/FiniansRainbow.html

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 7:21pm

Variety looks like a RAVE


What better time for a show that makes gentle mockery of that incurable habit of building the illusion of wealth on nothing more than a dream and a credit line, while also offering the rose-tinted consolation that such folly will turn out fine in the end? But it's not so much the uncanny appropriateness of its pixified fairy tale as the enveloping warmth of Burton Lane's melodies and the spry wit of Yip Harburg's lyrics that make "Finian's Rainbow" such an infectious charmer. Rather than try to get around the 1947 musical's daffy story by hammering the social satire, director-choreographer Warren Carlyle and his winning cast simply embrace its quaint idiosyncrasies.

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941490.html?categoryid=33&cs=1
Updated On: 10/29/09 at 07:21 PM

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 7:28pm

Backstage is a Critic's Pick. Looks like a RAVE, but he has issues with the set.

Lightning has struck twice at the St. James Theatre. First Arthur Laurents took his perfectly fine production of "Gypsy" in the Encores! Summer Series and elevated it into a stunning work of art. Now the folks behind Encores! concert version of "Finian's Rainbow" have taken that pleasant if problematic presentation and transformed it into a magical production that should enchant both lovers of the Golden Age musical and those who favor more-contemporary fare. Personally, I would have called such a thing impossible. But this "Finian's Rainbow" is for everybody, and I hope it runs forever.


http://www.backstage.com/bso/reviews-ny-theatre-broadway/ny-review-finian-s-rainbow-1004031891.story

[ljay889]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 7:30pm

Associated Press looks like another RAVE

That delectable bit of musical-theater blarney called "Finian's Rainbow" has found its way back to Broadway for the first time in nearly half a century, its charms undiminished, particularly its buoyant score.

This latest revival, which opened Thursday at the St. James Theatre, has a refreshing, retro feel to it. There's no flashy staging or gargantuan scenic designs to distract from the handiwork of director-choreographer Warren Carlyle, who has elected to tell the story as simply and sweetly as possible.


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/29/entertainment/e160037D66.DTL#ixzz0VN2XMYOy

[singer73192]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 8:13pm

Hollywood Reporter is a Rave

Bottom Line: Things are great in Glocca Morra.
A theatrical pot of gold awaits anyone who enters the St. James Theatre, where the magical revival of "Finian's Rainbow" has opened. The classic musical, receiving its first Broadway revival in nearly half a century, has the kind of score, written by Burton Lane (music) and Yip Harburg (lyrics), that can still make any theatergoer swoon.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/finian-s-rainbow-theater-review-1004031901.story

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 8:15pm

Wow...was not expecting reviews at this level. I just found it hopelessly dated and a bit unexciting.

Sidebar: does anyone else think the freeze-frame picture of Cheyenne and Kate on the second slide of the BWW TV feature in the top right corner look like he's choking her? Whatever; it's better than the slide titled "Donny Osmond gets a haircut."

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 8:30pm

I'm so happy to see such good reviews! It was really well-received at Encores, though, so it's not that surprising.

[sidneybruhl]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 8:33pm

Could not be happier about the reviews thus far. I loved this show!

[singer73192]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 8:36pm

hahaha it does rOcKs!

[YipHarburg]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 8:57pm

It is heart-warming to see such positive reviews so far.

I've loved this show all my life and I'm glad to see it alive on Broadway after so many years.

Congratulations to everyone involved!

Updated On: 10/29/09 at 08:57 PM

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 8:58pm

Sooooo happy for the reviews so far. I loved each and every one of the individual performances, and, IMO, Kate Baldwin is a real treasure. Hope and pray that this gets recorded!!!

[Eris0303]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 9:02pm

Sidebar: does anyone else think the freeze-frame picture of Cheyenne and Kate on the second slide of the BWW TV feature in the top right corner look like he's choking her? Whatever; it's better than the slide titled "Donny Osmond gets a haircut."

Actually, it looked more like he was a vampire and she was in his "thrall"

[matineeidol2013]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 9:13pm

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/our-word-mouth-panel-find-magic-finians-rainbow/

WORD OF MOUTH IS UP!

well whats her name doesnt like it, but who cares about her anyway!

sadly though, i think much of the public will agree with her, many people of that generation cant appreciate a big classic show like this, however hokey or corny it may be...lets hope im wrong! god knows i love it!

Updated On: 10/29/09 at 09:13 PM

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 9:28pm

The best thing after that one younger woman saying the show was "kind of political" was Tom saying that if Kate Baldwin was a man, he'd take her to Connecticut and gay marry her.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 9:34pm

I am SO delighted with all of the positive reviews!

I have loved this show... my whole life.
And I loved this production.

I am just overjoyed.

[Pgenre]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 9:38pm

Does anyone think that the fact that the last musical revival most of these reviewers covered, what many claim to be one of the worst productions on Broadway in decades (BBB), had some affect on the reviews?

I just can't believe we are so starved for decent entertainment that even Variety is almost falling over itself to praise this dusty "gem" while fully ADMITTING it is a frippery of a show and the score is the only thing that actually works.

How I yearn for the days of DOTV, when flops were flops and hits were hits...

P

[NYadgal]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 9:40pm

Does anyone think that the fact that the last musical revival most of these reviewers covered, what many claim to be one of the worst productions on Broadway in decades (BBB), had some affect on the reviews?

No.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 9:45pm

SO glad to see such great reviews! This show really deserves them! Best of luck to everyone involved and here's for a good run!

[madbrian]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:14pm

Another rave, from Theatermania:
Rave

[madbrian]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:21pm

Gold! A rave from the NY Times:

Another rave!

[Trish2]

Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:30pm

Nice from the Times ! Looks like Ragtime may have some competition considering all these raves.