ROLLING THUNDER Reviews

[1 Minute Critic]

Posted: 7/24/25 at 8:16pm

Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, is there anything new left to say about America’s “first televised war”? Maybe — but Rolling Thunder, a 1960s jukebox musical playing at New World Stages, isn’t concerned with breaking new ground.

Rolling Thunder’s musical numbers include some of the era’s biggest rock hits. Songs like “Born To Be Wild,” “Magic Carpet Ride,” and “House of the Rising Sun” are classics for a reason, and all six cast members have the vocal chops to do them justice. (Among the performers are The Voice Season 3 winner Cassadee Pope and Hamilton alumni Deon’te Goodman and Daniel Yearwood.)

Unfortunately, the show’s non-musical moments fall short. Full Review (in a minute!) here

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