#226
Posted: 4/4/23 at 5:08pm
He's so cute! I love it.
SHUCKED On Broadway - Reviews Thread — Page 10
#227
Posted: 4/4/23 at 6:04pm
The first review is in, and we're off to a great start! BroadwaysBestShows.com calls it "a great night at the theater."
https://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/post/capsule-review-shucked/
"Gitchie gitchie Betsy Aidem / Squibby Squibby Squibby June."
#228
Posted: 4/4/23 at 8:51pm
Time Out is positive.
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/shucked-broadway-musical-review
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#229
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:07pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "The first review is in, and we're off to a great start! BroadwaysBestShows.com calls it "a great night at the theater."
https://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/post/capsule-review-shucked/"
Why on earth is Broadway’s Best Shows writing reviews when it is owned by a Broadway marketing agency (Jim Glaub/Super Awesome Friends) and a Broadway producer (Jeffrey Richards) as a way to promote their own work?? Is this trying to be the old Did He Like It all over again?
Looks like they previously gave a Critics Choice to a play that both those men work on. I hope no actual publications are including this in review roundups.
#230
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:09pm
Theatermania is positive.
https://www.theatermania.com/news/review-shucked-pops-with-toe-tappers-and-corny-jokes-aplenty_1695364/
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#231
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:17pm
Village Voice: Dopey, but also clever and fun. Also, Alex Newell should star as Effie in Dreamgirls.
https://www.villagevoice.com/2023/04/04/review-shucked-brings-the-cornpone-home/
#232
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:21pm
Jesse Green isn't a fan, though he makes the same point about Newell in Dreamgirls
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/theater/shucked-review-broadway.html
#233
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:22pm
https://nypost.com/2023/04/04/shucked-review-broadways-best-new-musical/
‘Shucked’ review: Broadway’s best and funniest new musical
#234
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:22pm
NY Post is very positive.
“Broadway’s best and funniest new musical”
https://nypost.com/2023/04/04/shucked-review-broadways-best-new-musical/
#235
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:25pm
Jessie Green: Pardon the pun.
NYT Readers: What pun?
NYT Editor: Shut up he thinks he's witty.
#236
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:29pm
DTLI Consensus: A funny, new, original, and surprisingly moving Broadway musical — we can't imagine a more beautiful thing.
12 positive, 3 mixed (including the NYT).
https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/shucked/
"Gitchie gitchie Betsy Aidem / Squibby Squibby Squibby June."
#237
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:47pm
Not terribly surprised by the review from Green, a man who seems like he would fret over whether he should have a piece of candy, and so the review seems like it has a subtext that he couldn’t bring himself to fully enjoy it.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#238
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:52pm
I will say none of the jokes the reviews have highlighted seem very funny.
And Newell’s song is good but it’s the vocals that make it work and make it a showstopper. Would love to see Newell’s cover or someone else to see how that changes things.
#239
Posted: 4/4/23 at 9:55pm
RippedMan said: "I will say none of the jokes the reviews have highlighted seem very funny."
Yeah, it’s almost like they were written to be delivered aloud instead of read by someone who has a lot of opinions about shows he doesn’t see.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#240
Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:00pm
RippedMan said: "I will say none of the jokes the reviews have highlighted seem very funny."
That's the thing with this show: there are so many jokes that even if 1/5 of them don't land, there's still plenty of other laughs. But the joke formulas that Green references DO become tedious rather quickly, but this team can't seem to kill their darlings. (And I say this as someone who mostly liked the show for what it is.)
#241
Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:08pm
Now the real question: what TONY Nominations does "Shucked" pick up after tonight?
#242
Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:08pm
The company must be ecstatic tonight. Good for them.
#243
Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:11pm
ucjrdude902 said: "Now the real question: what TONY Nominations does "Shucked" pick up after tonight?"
My guess is Musical, Score, and perhaps the Featured category Newell is in.
"Gitchie gitchie Betsy Aidem / Squibby Squibby Squibby June."
#244
Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:14pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "ucjrdude902 said: "Now the real question: what TONY Nominations does "Shucked" pick up after tonight?"
My guess is Musical, Score, and perhaps the Featured category Newell is in."
Horn is absolutely getting another Best Book nomination.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#245
Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:16pm
Even the Green review ends on an affectionate near pull quote. All told, surely a nice consensus for a show that seems untethered to the moment. Perhaps that will prove an asset, ultimately.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
#246
Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:17pm
Kad said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "ucjrdude902 said: "Now the real question: what TONY Nominations does "Shucked" pick up after tonight?"
My guess is Musical, Score, and perhaps the Featured category Newell is in."
Horn is absolutely getting another Best Book nomination.
"
Ah — forgot about that. Horn did an adequate-enough job with this.
"Gitchie gitchie Betsy Aidem / Squibby Squibby Squibby June."
#247
Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:20pm
ucjrdude902 said: "Now the real question: what TONY Nominations does "Shucked" pick up after tonight?"
At a minimum: Musical, Book, Score, Featured (whichever category Newell chooses to go in).
Beyond that, it COULD get any combo of the following, in order of likelihood: Direction, Orchestrations, Choreography, Actress, Sound, Lighting, Scenic. I don't really see any of the 3 guys getting into Featured Actor, unless they LOVE the show like with Paradise Sq last year. (edit: I think Durand, Cahoon, and Behlmann are equally good, though I suppose Durand gets the leg up if all are Featured, followed by Cahoon whose role is mostly jokes)
Updated On: 4/4/23 at 10:20 PM
#248
Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:25pm
Out of why I’ve seen this season I think it definitely deserves a scenic design nod. I’d like to see Beau get a supporting actor nod
#249
Posted: 4/4/23 at 10:57pm
Newell and Horn are shoo-in for nominations after tonight, as is the show for Best Musical, I'd think? I'd love to see Durand recognized too.
I wonder how much say the critic at the NYT has in designating the "Critics Picks" because much of this reads like one, with a lot of obnoxious condescension from Green.
#250
Posted: 4/4/23 at 11:15pm
I believe the Critic themself determines if it's a Critic's Pick.
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