NEWSIES Reviews — Page 3

NEWSIES really is enjoyable but I also don't know if it's what I'd call best new musical. It's a fun evening, the cast is talented and radiates energy. The show is obviously very marketable and easy to tour. However, there's little about it that's magical and the writing, music, story, are a far cry from brilliant. To be fair, I don't think theatrical brilliance is really the show's intention.

I'd be unsurprised if NEWSIES won best musical for all the above reasons but I think ONCE is the far more daring, beautiful, brilliant, and deserving show.

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Jeremy Jordan is straight. But anyways when was the last time that wasn't true of a new musical?

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I think everyone on here is giving Brantley too much credit and too much power. He has never really given a Disney show a rave, so we shouldn't expect him to now. I mean, he gave Lysistrata the best review of the year (at the time) and look what happened to that. He also didn't like The Lion King... that speaks for itself. Just like everyone on here, these reviews are OPINIONS of specific individuals (and I'd say that politics are also often played on the reviewing scene, too). They are only given more credit because they have a job that puts them in that position.

Look at Wicked, it got very mixed reviews and has gone on to be one of the biggest hits in recent memory. Minus a select few, Newsies has been getting positive reviews. So that fact, coupled with the history of the Tony committee, the insanely incredible word of mouth for the show, its high advance and current grosses, its profitability and touring potential, to say that it doesn't have a chance at winning Best Musical because of ONE MAN'S review is absolutely ludicrous.

Updated On: 3/29/12 at 10:53 PM

How Newsie couples are there?, I wonder.

NY Daily News is positive:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/review-disney-newsies-opens-broadway-article-1.1052432

So it comes down to the same ol' showdown almost every year. The little show that could vs. the big splashy blockbuster. Once vs. Newsies.

Wall Street Journal is negative: (although it's not much of a review, more like a snippet)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303404704577307534225385086.html?mod=WSJ_ArtsEnt_LifestyleArtEnt_6

But GHOST has been getting heavily negative reviews here on this board...everybody here seems to think that it is going to fail miserably.

Is Ryan Steele single?

Although the dancing was incredible, I thought the same of How To Succeed in Business and Anything Goes last year...

I agree with Brantly with the dancing, it was a bit silly to have backflips and stuff all over the place... lol but if there weren't any, we'd probably be complaining about that too. it really was like what he described though.

Also, Jeremy sings his face off in this, which is great!! I also loved the songs in Newsies. (except for that solo in the theatre scene by the black lady... i thought "Wtf?")
But back to Jeremy... Jeremy's great. Imagine all of the male solos being sung by him in a suit with a gun... that was Bonnie and Clyde... a much simpler musical that was easier to take in.

NY1 is positive:

http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/theater_reviews/158523/ny1-theater-review---newsies-

Village Voice positive with reservations.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2012/03/newsies_opens_m.php