Posted: 2/15/26 at 3:36pm
bwayphreak234 said: "ColorTheHours048 hit the nail on the head and took the words right out of mouth.
I did not enjoy this. The entire thing felt stale and strangely lifeless. Yes, the material is undeniably dated, but strong direction can often make even the oldest and dustiestof shows worth reviving. That is not the case here.
Aside from the illustrious Katrina Lenk, the performances across the board were a mess. Most of the cast appeared bored out of their minds. Andrea Martin stumbled over her lines more than once even with the script in hand. Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo seemed visibly over it, and they both playedthe material with a kind of detached embarrassment.
With so many overlooked musical gems waiting to be rediscovered, the decision by Encores! to mount this particular title is puzzling."
This is my second time seeing it and I actually felt myself drifting off around the exact same time both times (midway through Act I - oddly at “Go Into Your Trance” up to “I Know Your Heart”. Katrina Lenk is truly the life of this production.
Andrea Martin seemed to bungle lines still and Pasquale did have the same reaction, but I’m not sure why the tripping up is still happening on the last day on the run.
I think this maybe wasn’t the ideal show to just do as a semi-staged concert. There are elements of farce and wit in the source material that, if not adeptly staged, can make most of the proceedings seem absolutely flaccid and I think that was the problem here.
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