ON THE TOWN Reviews
ON THE TOWN Reviews
ON THE TOWN Reviews#1
Posted: 10/16/14 at 1:06pm
I wish nothing but the absolute for this one! I look forward to these notices as I'm in the midst of nursing a wicked head cold. Break legs to all involved! 
ON THE TOWN Reviews#2
Posted: 10/16/14 at 1:12pm
I've been looking forward to this thread for a long time.
Feel better, LM!
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
ON THE TOWN Reviews#2
Posted: 10/16/14 at 1:31pm
Buffalo Bill..... oops, I mean our Pal Joey,
If it gets rave reviews, followed by your expected victory lap, do you think we will be free of your hysterical and relentless cheerleading for this show once and for all?
Our eardrums would be so grateful.
ON THE TOWN Reviews#4
Posted: 10/16/14 at 1:53pmI wish the best for this show. You can forget wishing big for that After Eight.
ON THE TOWN Reviews#5
Posted: 10/16/14 at 2:15pm
Very possibly, I will find myself unable to contain my sheer joy and unbridled merriment.
ON THE TOWN Reviews#6
Posted: 10/16/14 at 2:24pm
Ben Stone..... oops I mean our beloved After Eight,
When will we be free of your pity-party dirgical of an attitude? With nothing ever being good enough and always lamenting the demise of theatre?
Our eardrums would be so grateful.
Especially since you have a wealth of knowledge and use it simply to decry the very thing you claim to love.
P.S. With your unrelenting attitude, you certainly could be a character in Follies, Passion, Marie Christine, or even The Wild Party. Wouldn't you rather be a character in Mame or Dolly?
ON THE TOWN Reviews#7
Posted: 10/16/14 at 2:33pmAfter Eight has truly lost all sense of irony in his old age.
ON THE TOWN Reviews#8
Posted: 10/16/14 at 2:38pmSo, now we just trash people who enjoy a show and hope it does well?!
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
ON THE TOWN Reviews#10
Posted: 10/16/14 at 3:10pmI'm really rooting for this show and the cast. I hope the critics are in a good mood.
ON THE TOWN Reviews#11
Posted: 10/16/14 at 3:24pmPal Joey, Aren't you seeing the show tonight? You must be peeing your pants!! I know I will be in 3 weeks.
ON THE TOWN Reviews#12
Posted: 10/16/14 at 3:38pm
I'm seeing it tomorrow night. But my heart is palpitating with them.
To get everyone in the mood, here are Betty Comden and Adolph Green singing "Carried Away" on a live 1956 TV broadcast:
ON THE TOWN Reviews#13
Posted: 10/16/14 at 6:13pm
That clip of Comden and Green is wonderful. Genius really.
Fingers crossed for good reviews for the new version. Broadway needs it.
ON THE TOWN Reviews#14
Posted: 10/16/14 at 6:57pm
and they're off…..AM NY..negative...
'On the Town' short on spectacle
ON THE TOWN Reviews#15
Posted: 10/16/14 at 7:00pm
Here's hoping tonight is that "some other time" they hoped to catch up to.
ON THE TOWN Reviews#16
Posted: 10/16/14 at 7:05pmWoo hoo!! Break legs, toi toi toi, and merde! Looking forward to seeing all your triple threat action in a couple of weeks... And hopefully many times after!
ON THE TOWN Reviews#17
Posted: 10/16/14 at 7:10pm
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/OnTown2014.html
Talkin Broadway
Mixed to positive
Updated On: 10/16/14 at 07:10 PM
ON THE TOWN Reviews#18
Posted: 10/16/14 at 7:15pm
Financial Times is positive (4 of 5 stars):
"All three male leads blend sweetness with virility. Clyde Alves is a swaggering Ozzie, Jay Armstrong Johnson a pratfall-mastering Chip, and Tony Yazbeck a deservedly centre-stage Gabey. I had the privilege of watching the last On the Town Broadway revival, in 1998, in the company of Comden and Green. When the latter heard or saw something he liked, he would whisper “Yes, yes.” I’d like to think he would be similarly affirmative if he were alive for this revival."
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2cb4b0b4-5515-11e4-89e8-00144feab7de.html#axzz3GLvWxtvj
ON THE TOWN Reviews#19
Posted: 10/16/14 at 7:18pmNot that it matters in the grand scheme of things, but wouldn't "mixed" or at least "mixed-to-positive" be a better description of that Talkin Broadway review?
ON THE TOWN Reviews#20
Posted: 10/16/14 at 7:32pmHe praised quite a bit, but he HATED Alysha Umphress. I don't agree with his assessment, but yes I'd say it's mixed to positive.
ON THE TOWN Reviews#21
Posted: 10/16/14 at 7:47pm
The video of "Some Other Time" was wonderful until the piano player sang. Sondheim is right, Bernstein had the voice of a frog.
Here's a link to review of a new book about the creation of On The Town.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/BWW-Reviews-BERNSTEIN-MEETS-BROADWAY-Collaborative-Art-in-a-Time-of-War-by-Carol-J-Oja-20141016
ON THE TOWN Reviews#22
Posted: 10/16/14 at 8:26pmDidn't have any great desires around this either way. But would love to see something wonderful fill up that barn. And support a full orchestra. Break legs everyone and hoping for great reviews
ON THE TOWN Reviews#23
Posted: 10/16/14 at 8:56pm
AP seems to love it. "An exuberant, dazzling revival of "On the Town"
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/review-town-helluva-revival-26258002?utm_source=web&utm_medium=twitter
ON THE TOWN Reviews#24
Posted: 10/16/14 at 10:18pm
NYP - 3 out of 4
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