Posted: 7/14/22 at 10:41pm
I saw it on Sunday. It still needs a lot of work. The main character is overshadowed by the female lead which makes the show seem off-balance. It's called "The Nutty Professor", not "The Nutty Professor's Girlfriend". Her initial song is stronger than his and she sings it better. His song needs a stronger ending. She also appears to have more stage time than he does since much of his time is devoted to his transformed and obnoxious self. One of the big problems is that the main character seems cartoonish and not realistic, and his alter ego is boorish and unlikable. It's been a long time since I've seen either of the films, but I seem to recall the Eddie Murphy version being a bit more realistic in the way it portrayed the character which made him more sympathetic. I kept thinking it would work better if we saw the character more as a loner with no self-confidence, who became over confident from the "potion". I would have liked to see him at his home, all alone with his pet cat. We never leave the university except to go to the nightclub. We need to feel bad for him in a more realistic way. The dean of the university making fun of him in front of students, and having him being bullied by a football player as if he (the prof.) was just another student, really stretched credibility. There was also a character who makes jokes throughout the show about his father dying soon so he could inherit his money; that was a bit awkward and not very funny. The sub-plot about the secretary having a crush on the dean she works for was cute, but needed to be developed more to make it more than just running jokes about her constant puns and double entendres. The cast was very good and the choreography was nice, but the score was not very memorable and I found myself losing interest, especially in Act 2 . Of course, this is just one person's opinion.
Updated On: 7/14/22 at 10:41 PM
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