REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Reviews — Page 2

The energy in the theatre tonight was electric! There was so much love for this cast and crew & they really earned the mid-show standing ovation after the title number.

I did notice some tightening in the book after having seen it during previews. I love everything they’re doing — the cast, the score, the costumes, the lighting, the sets are all beautiful! I’m already looking forward to seeing it again.

MemorableUserName said: "So the best reviewed new musicals of the season look like Maybe Happy Ending, Dead Outlaw...and Real Women Have Curves..."

My problem with quick analysis like this is that they aren't ...weighted or curved. For instance, MHE got 14 positives, no mixed or negatives, from a total 14 reviews -- but Just In Time was reviewed a total of 19 times, receiving 13 positives, 5 mixed, 1 negative. What if five more reviews came out for MHE and weren't all raves?

I think you have to correct for the difference in total number of reviews to be most accurate.

djoko84 said: "TheatreMonkey said: "MemorableUserName said: "So the best reviewed new musicals of the season look like Maybe Happy Ending, Dead Outlaw...and Real Women Have Curves..."

My problem with quick analysis like this is that they aren't ...weighted or curved. For instance, MHE got 14 positives, no mixed or negatives, from a total 14 reviews -- but Just In Time was reviewed a total of 19 times, receiving 13 positives, 5 mixed, 1 negative. What if five more reviews came out for MHE and weren't all raves?

I think you have to correct for the difference in total number of reviews to be most accurate."

You also can't just go by a thumbs up or thumbs down. Each review has to be read because not all thumbs ups are all-out raves. Siskel and Ebert popularized the thumbs up and thumbs down and most of the thumbs ups were not Best Picture material."

Exactly! That's one reason I don't like the BWW Review Roundups because they assign thumbs to non-starred reviews, and then assign a percentage at the end; how do you decide a numbered score on a review that doesn't have one and is now being subjectively rated based on one editors read of it? (What, if any, is the criteria to make one mixed review a 75% or another 60%?)

To throw more fuel on the fire, someone on Reddit did their own chart comparing DTLI and BWW's scores (though BWW is still missing some of this show's reviews). Take as much or as little from it as desired.

I did! He was FANTASTIC!

I saw this for the first time last night and LOVED it. A real shame they weren’t nominated for “best musical” - really with there was a tie for that 6th slot. Justina got a great entrance applause and a little love at curtain call with the cast jumping around both her and Quincy. Wished there had been a speech like at other shows. They got a very well deserved standing ovation after the title song; bringing tears to my eyes! This is truly a show with so much heart and I really hope they can find an audience.

I think this Tuesday we will know just how quickly this will shutter.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Wonder how much CHICAGO money Barry & Fran will be willing to pour into this to keep it afloat? They closed SCOTTSBORO BOYS after a mere 49 performances, and on that show they had a longstanding relationship with Kander; can this survive that long?"

Remember how they put up a website for Scottsboro claiming that there were updates to come and hinting that it would return to Broadway? I wonder if that was just a stunt aimed at goosing Tony chances. It is such a disappointment that I never got to see that show because I was out of town for a couple months.

It is pretty rare that a musical doesn’t get nominated for Best Musical but wins for Best Score. I would say RWHC unfortunately has almost no chance of winning either of its nominations. If grosses don’t pick up, it will be gone by the end of June if not sooner.

SO SO GOOD.

I don’t know how it lasts past next week. Have you looked at sales? The house is eerily empty. Breaks my heart . It’s a sweet show deserving of love.

RWHC was really failed by opening on the literal last day of the season. It's a small show that needs to build and 4 weeks isn't quite enough time to build when there are other shows opening every other day.

I know sometimes hands are tied –– and there can also be a strategic move of "we struggle through previews, then reviews + Tony noms give us a huge boost", which in this case didn't turnout the way they wanted –– but everything about this show felt like an afterthought in this crowded season.

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Updated On: 5/3/25 at 02:38 PM

I have never seen the movie, so I can’t compare the movie and play. But I assume the movie was more about the family dynamic and the show spends so much time hitting you nicer the head about illegal immigration, undocumented workers, DACA, ICE, etc. It was way too message-y for me. I wanted to like it, and I appreciated the performers, but it was all a bit too much for my taste.