#1
Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:32am
Tonites the big nite!!! Post reviews here!!!
I'll take the wind and soar.
#2
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
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1006305&dt=0&boardid=1
#3
Posted: 10/29/09 at 6:25pm
#4
Posted: 10/29/09 at 6:42pm
Terry Teachout of the WSJ is a right wing hack!
#5
Posted: 10/29/09 at 7:14pm
#6
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
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
#7
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
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
#8
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
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
#9
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
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
#10
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."
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."
#11
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.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#12
Posted: 10/29/09 at 8:33pm
Could not be happier about the reviews thus far. I loved this show!
#14
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!
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
#15
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!!!
BroadwayEd
#16
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"
Actually, it looked more like he was a vampire and she was in his "thrall"
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#17
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!
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!
I'll take the wind and soar.
Updated On: 10/29/09 at 09:13 PM
#18
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.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
#19
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.
I have loved this show... my whole life.
And I loved this production.
I am just overjoyed.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#20
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
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
#21
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.
No.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#22
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!
#23
Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:14pm
Another rave, from Theatermania:
Rave
Rave
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#24
Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:21pm
Gold! A rave from the NY Times:
Another rave!
Another rave!
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#25
Posted: 10/29/09 at 10:30pm
Nice from the Times ! Looks like Ragtime may have some competition considering all these raves.
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