MISS SAIGON Reviews

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 12:27am

Post 'eml here, gang!

[florida theatre kid]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 12:35am

Hoping for RAVES! I preferred this to both Hello Dolly and Sunset Boulevard (not by much...but still preferred it!) One of my favorite revivals and theatrical experiences in recent memory!

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 1:25am

It's been a super competitive season, and I wish nothing but the best luck for everyone involved.

[carolinaguy]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 11:01am

I'm curious to see the critical reaction to this and how much of the reviews will consist of comparing it to the original. It's always been more of an audience show than a critics show. It doesn't strike me as the kind of thing Brantley is likely to enjoy, but we'll see. I was kind of surprised that Frank Rich gave the 1991 production overall a strong notice in the Times, though he did call it out for being occasionally "simplistic" and "laughable".

 

[Trish2]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 7:28pm

Matthew Murray over at Talkin' Broadway is NEGATIVE.

"At least the helicopter is better."

Miss Saigon

Updated On: 3/23/17 at 07:28 PM

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 7:38pm

I remember when the original reviews came out in London and they were fairly negative as well. It's definitely an audience show more than a critic show for sure.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 7:55pm

I wish Mathew Murray would just retire, he hates theatre. 

[Sunny11]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 8:02pm

songanddanceman2 said: "I wish Mathew Murray would just retire, he hates theatre. 

 

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I think that he just hates Broadway. He's given positive reviews to off- Broadway and regional shows/ concerts.

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 8:08pm

Well I'm truly surprised that producers still include Talkin Broadway as first string press.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 8:25pm

Is Brantley or Green reviewing this one?

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 8:34pm

Call_me_jorge said: "Is Brantley or Green reviewing this one?

 

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Probably both? Green won't start his job at Times until May. Until then, he's still a NY Magazine critic.

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 8:37pm

Matthew Murray: "...ugly poverty-poised platforms and stairs and simplistic wagons that don't effectively communicate time or place..."

Is he high?

Updated On: 3/23/17 at 08:37 PM

[Sunny11]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 8:41pm

There are freelances covering Isherwoods old workload too right? Brantley would be exhausted if he had to cover every new opening this spring. This is their busiest time of the year.  

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 8:45pm

The review roundup page is up...

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-The-Heat-is-On-The-First-Broadway-Revival-of-MISS-SAIGON-Opens-Tonight-Updating-Live-20170323

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 8:51pm

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/the-scene/Review-Miss-Saigon-Broadway-Revival-416931563.html

This is so amateurishly written! He makes tons of points, but never cares to elaborate on any of them. 

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 9:05pm

The Wrap review spoils the ending in the end... 

[ggersten]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 9:12pm

So far, the excerpts are what you would expect - if the reviewer didn't like Miss Saigon before,  they still don't like the show, even if they admire the production.  Will there be someone who did like/love the show, but doesn't like this production?  (Note: I've only read the excerpts provided so far) (Disclosure: we saw it twice in London in the first three weeks - the first preview and press night - and I loved it, but was not crazy about Alistair Brammer and so am not surprised he isn't getting raves here, either).

[carolinaguy]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 9:57pm

Linda Winer must be on 'shrooms. Praising the "graceful" lyrics (?!) over the music is the opposite of everyone else who's ever seen the show. 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 10:02pm

Brantley is in: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/theater/miss-saigon-on-broadway-review.html

[chernjam]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 10:12pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "Brantley is in: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/theater/miss-saigon-on-broadway-review.html

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Not sure that was a review or a history and observation of the show 

 

[Sunny11]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 10:17pm

The helicopter is a lock for a special Tony. Brantleys review was a love letter. 

Updated On: 3/23/17 at 10:17 PM

[pupscotch]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 10:25pm

Brantley sure did love that helicopter. I guess they'll have some interesting quotes to pull for advertising. I can only imagine his reaction to the train in Hello, Dolly!

Updated On: 3/23/17 at 10:25 PM

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 10:58pm

One thing Brantley nails extremely well is his description of Jonathan Pryce in the original production. It's very hard to paint a true portrait for those who didn't see it of what made Pryce so brilliant in the role and how his performance made the entire piece into a more sanguine commentary on American capitalism than it ever was with any of his successors in the part. Brantley describes that  beautifully.

[Phillytheatreguy10]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 11:14pm

^so write a history piece- which was what that was. To be fair I haven't seen it yet, but I did see the original. I can imagine there's some great stage craft and performances happening, but you wouldn't know it from anything Brantley observed.

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 11:33pm

I haven't enjoyed reading a Brantley review that much in some time. Bravo.