ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#1
Posted: 4/18/12 at 1:18am
Today is Wednesday, April 18, marking the official opening night performance of the Broadway transfer of the popular West End comedy ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, about a manservant pulled between two bosses — and his own voracious appetite — following previews that began April 6 at the Music Box Theatre.
According to production notes, "In One Man, Two Guvnors, Corden stars as Francis Henshall [the title's "one man"]. Always-famished and easily-confused, Henshall agrees to work for a local gangster as well as a criminal in hiding [ the "two guvnors"], both of whom are linked in a tangled web of schemes and romantic associations... none of which Francis can keep straight. So he has to do everything in his power to keep his two guvnors from meeting while trying to eat anything in sight along the way. Simple. Falling trousers, flying fish heads, star-crossed lovers, cross-dressing mobsters and a fabulous on-stage band are just some of what awaits [in the acclaimed] play…"
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/08
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#2
Posted: 4/18/12 at 7:29pm
Entertainment Weekly is very positive (Grade A):
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20364394_20588357,00.html
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/08
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#2
Posted: 4/18/12 at 7:31pm
Backstage is positive:
http://www.backstage.com/bso/reviews-ny-theatre-broadway/ny-review-one-man-two-guvnors-1006806572.story
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/08
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#3
Posted: 4/18/12 at 7:37pm
Time Out New York is very positive:
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/comedy/one-man-two-guvnors-1
Broadway Star Joined: 10/19/05
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#4
Posted: 4/18/12 at 7:43pm
AP love it as well - can't find a direct link to AP but it's here:
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/e9400f2058924e6fb236f608672cb21d/US--Theater-Review-One-Man
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#5
Posted: 4/18/12 at 7:49pm
AMNY is positive (3.5 stars)
http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/theater-review-one-man-two-guvnors-3-5-stars-1.3669279
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/08
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#6
Posted: 4/18/12 at 8:50pm
The Faster Times is positive:
http://www.thefastertimes.com/newyorktheater/2012/04/18/one-man-two-guvnors-review/
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#7
Posted: 4/18/12 at 8:59pm
The Financial Times is mostly positive; he liked everything except thought it dragged a bit in the second act.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/17a248b4-893c-11e1-bed0-00144feab49a.html#axzz1sRMFrITY
Broadway Star Joined: 10/19/05
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#8
Posted: 4/18/12 at 9:03pm
Should've said - the only negative that I could detect in the AP review was the very last line:
The action slows down slightly in the second act, but the entire production is so memorably hilarious that it could be deemed a two-hanky weepie — for tears of laughter.
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/08
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#9
Posted: 4/18/12 at 9:16pm
The Hollywood Reporter is positive:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-man-two-guvnors-theater-review-313775
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/08
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#10
Posted: 4/18/12 at 9:23pm
Newsday is mixed:
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/one-man-two-guvnors-is-pure-slapstick-1.3667079
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#11
Posted: 4/18/12 at 9:57pm
One of my favorite shows I've ever had the pleasure of seeing...great afternoon of theater
Love reading these steller well deserved reviews
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/08
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#12
Posted: 4/18/12 at 10:06pm
The New York Times (Brantley) is very positive:
http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/theater/reviews/james-corden-in-one-man-two-guvnors-at-the-music-box.html?pagewanted=1
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/08
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#13
Posted: 4/18/12 at 10:19pm
Theatermania is very positive:
http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/reviews/04-2012/one-man-two-guvnors_54822.html
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#14
Posted: 4/18/12 at 10:24pmI am SO thrilled that this seems to have translated well to the USA!
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/08
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#15
Posted: 4/18/12 at 10:25pm
New Jersey Newsroom is positive:
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/new-york-theater/review-one-man-two-guvnors-delivers-laughter
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#16
Posted: 4/18/12 at 10:46pm
Matthew Murray is surprisingly positive:
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/index.html
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#17
Posted: 4/18/12 at 10:58pmGlad it is getting great reviews, was worried that the humour wouldn't translate, I hope the show get nominated at the Tonys especially James Corden although it has stiff competition.
Broadway Star Joined: 1/28/04
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#18
Posted: 4/18/12 at 10:59pm
Village Voice site says it's hilarious but Act Two is a bit disappointing.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2012/04/one_man_two_guv.php
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#19
Posted: 4/18/12 at 11:02pmI think with these reviews, James Corden is probably the frontrunner for the Best Actor Tony.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#20
Posted: 4/18/12 at 11:08pmThe show lost out at the Oliviers ironically to other National Theatre productions so a win isn't a gurantee but I think Corden will be nominated for best actor and Oliver Chris for Supporting Actor as well as the play being nominated for Best New Play.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#21
Posted: 4/18/12 at 11:16pmSeeing this tomorrow night. Very excited. Glad to see such positive reviews!
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#22
Posted: 4/18/12 at 11:31pm
New York Daily News is positive (4 stars) and an all-out RAVE for Corden!!
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/review-man-guvnors-countless-laughs-broadway-article-1.1063659?localLinksEnabled=false
"What “One Man” is all about, of course, is Francis. Corden’s Broadway debut was a small role in “The History Boys.” Six years later, he announces himself a blazing star. Hail to the clown prince of this royal scream."
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#23
Posted: 4/18/12 at 11:33pm
A RAVE from the Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/20120418_Broadway_review__One_Man__Two_Guvnors.html
"The new Broadway show “One Man, Two Guvnors” is the hoot of the season. On one level, it’s a story about a dum-dum who becomes the full-time lackey for two different shady employers and who hasn’t the brains to handle one full-time job, let alone two. On another level, it’s a vehicle for running wonderfully amok — and taking an audience along.
Whatever it is, I dare you to see it and not laugh out loud, a lot."
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Reviews#24
Posted: 4/18/12 at 11:40pmLadies and gentlemen, I think we have the BOEING-BOEING of the season. I hope it lasts just as long and has a great run.
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