Glad this one is officially opening at long last.
I would expect mixed to positive reviews overall for this one, with near-universal praise for the score and individual performances, but criticism for the weak book, running time, and shallow feminist message. Jesse Green will give another rave.
The show IMO is onto something but does not quite get there... just when it seems to hit its stride for a moment, it backs off. SIX could certainly benefit from 10-15 minutes of added material (perhaps give Henry a "You'll Be Back" moment and have the six diss him in person?). The lighting and sound design were also question marks. I have seen numerous pop concerts with more intense design than SIX and that let me down. I was kind of expecting "The Duel"-esque strobe lights during the few short electronica choruses of "...Holbein" after I first heard it (before the dating app sequence) but it was not to be. Also, had I not heard the original concept album beforehand, I probably wouldn't have understood most of what they were singing due to over-amplification from the small band.
I give this one 3/5, but will lean slightly negative because it does not quite live up to the hype it has received the last couple of years. However, it is one of the best shows of this last abbreviated season.
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”