THE CHER SHOW Reviews- Page 3

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 12/3/18 at 11:49pm

Luscious said: "This show was never going to be a critic's darling. With few exceptions throughout her career, Cher, herself, was never a critic's darling. So why would they praise a show based on her life?"

i was just thinking the same thing. She never received much love from the critics for her music career although she eventually earned praise for her movie career. She herself has said that with a couple of exceptions she doesn’t like her albums. 

[StardustsChild]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 12:06am

I had an absolutely fantastic time - I truly think the current stable of critics are a bit too on the "Art with a capital A" side of things. Sometimes you just need to have a good night. Not everything has to be as thought provoking as Sondheim or Kushner

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 12:08am

Miles2Go2 said: "Now it remains to be seen if this a critic-proof juggernaut like Pretty Woman or if its box office starts to gradually lessen like Summer."

Nothing is a critic-proof juggernaut until it recoups.

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 12:09am

haterobics said: "Miles2Go2 said: "Now it remains to be seen if this a critic-proof juggernaut like Pretty Woman or if its box office starts to gradually lessen like Summer."

Nothing is a critic-proof juggernaut until it recoups."

Of course

[BeNice]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 12:27am

I saw this the other week. I did not hate it at all (also did not love it.) It just made me think, if I were a producer it would make me a little nervous that so much of the show hinges on one (spectacular) performance. What happens when she gets sick, vacations, or it tours? Block’s magnetic performance was (for me) the center focus of the show.

[Bwayfan292]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 12:33am

The show may suck, but those costumes are amazing

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 12:36am

Bwayfan292 said: "The show may suck, but those costumes are amazing "

Now there’s a pull quote! 

 

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 12:57am

I think word of mouth will get them through these mixed reviews. And they were given plenty of pull quotes. If that disaster Pretty Woman can survive this certainly can.

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 1:18am

BroadwayConcierge said: "Jesse Green is in forThe New York Times—negative. "Except for the dozens of eye-popping outfits Mr. Mackie gorgeously recreates for the occasion, it’s all gesture, no craft: dramatically threadbare and surprisingly unrevealing."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/theater/review-in-the-cher-show-i-got-you-babe-and-you-and-you.html?partner=IFTTT"

Compared to that Frank Rich review of “Come Back to the 5 & Dime...”, Green’s review of The Cher Show reads like a rave. Lol

[A Director]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 1:24am

Marlothom said: "I am disappointed by these reviews - and I hope the supporting cast can still be recognized/rewarded - though I think the supporting players from Tootsie now have a better shot at nominations. I wish they had stuck to the TV-show production framing device that they had in Chicago; it made it stand out from other jukebox musicals. They made a calculated decision to dumb it down for the masses and it didn't pay off, at least critically."

PLEASE!  Cher has never been High Art.  This show was always for the masses, so there was nothing to dumb down.

 

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 1:24am

If people don't care about critics and reviews, then what are they doing in this thread?

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 1:45am

ScottyDoesn'tKnow2 said: "If people don't care about critics and reviews, then what are they doing in this thread?"

Making sure you know they are above it...

[MadsonMelo]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 6:36am

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "I'd say Stephanie has a good shot at a nomination, though a win may be even harder. The last time a show that wasn't nominated for Best Musical took an acting prize at the Tonys was Heather Headley for Aida back in 2000 (though Katie Finneran did win for the unnominated revival of Promises, Promisesback in 2010). Not to mention that The Cher Show would really have to overcome the whole industry bias against commodity musicals."

Im definitely count on that nom.

I really don’t think Be More Chill, Beetlejuice and Ain’t too Proud aren’t getting better reviews than this one.

And somehow The Prom May not be so loved.

 

[Niles Silvers]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 6:47am

Do reviews even matter for this type of show?  Methinks no. 

[rjm516]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 8:27am

I agree 100% with the NYT comment about how breaking the main character into 3, in this and Summer, diminishes the power of the character threefold. It's such a weird, messy thing people keep deciding to do and it doesn't work 

[NYCblurb]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 8:44am

MadsonMelo said: "In general the reviews were ok and aside from aculture, no one really hated.

Frozen got Best Musical nom for less than this and I think The Prom got this same (if less enthusiastic) recepcetion (they had a CP from NYT tho).

All is not lost and I hope the show, which is so fun, can resist! Also, Block was universally praised, so there’s a chance of win for her still."

You are not surmising the reviews accurately. The Times was pretty ****ing negative. I'd like you to come into my room to tell me my chances from stage four full body slime surgery.

[Lot666]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 9:05am

Sonny Bono only dreamed that he looked like Jarrod Spector.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 9:42am

Funnily enough, I was watching that Hal Prince PBS documentary last night, and he said something to the effect of "I understand that Broadway is different now, and tickets are expensive now. It's enough just to be entertained."

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 9:55am

I mean Mamma Mia ran for a gazillion years despite poor reviews so we’ll see..,,

Actually, the reviews for Mamma Mia weren't so poor, with most critics agreeing that what the musical lacked in artistry it more than made up for in heart and joy.  It also helped that Mamma Mia was simply a much more enjoyable show than this one.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 10:09am

Mister Matt said: "I mean Mamma Mia ran for a gazillion years despite poor reviews so we’ll see..,,

Actually, the reviews for Mamma Mia weren't so poor, with most critics agreeing that what the musical lacked in artistry it more than made up for in heart and joy. It also helped that Mamma Mia was simply a much more enjoyable show than this one."

Also, MAMMA MIA! opened a few weeks after the events of 9/11 therefore audiences and critics were eager for uplifting entertainment.  Broadway was in the mood for MAMMA MIA! and embraced it instantly.   

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 10:15am

LOL @ the justifications for the poor reviews this particular show received. As a long time Cher fan I went in wanting to love the sh*t out of this show but like SUMMER, another musical based on the life of another of my favorite divas it just didn't do it's subject justice. There were some good moments and Stephanie J. is working her ass off but it doesn't bode well for a show that has three women playing one character to have it rest on her shoulders. 

This is really just  a Vegas revue in the guise of a Broadway musical.

 

[Marlothom]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 10:29am

Lot666 said: "Sonny Bono only dreamed that he looked like Jarrod Spector."

In Chicago they kept putting him in a tank top during that scene when his abs proved to be too distracting during the first preview but I guess they decided to show off the bod.  Me thinks Mr. Spector has a really good agent - which also explains why he gets the high note in I Got You Babe - I looked at a bunch of clips of Cher/Sonny doing that number and she always had "you're always around".  

 

[MadsonMelo]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 11:03am

I think noms will most likely be:

Best Actress (lock)

Best Costume Design (lock, I think it's still winning)

Best Featured Actor (Spector got many great notes)

Best Musical (kind of doubt depending on other shows)

[Lot666]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 12:30pm

Marlothom said: "Lot666 said: "Sonny Bono only dreamed that he looked like Jarrod Spector."

In Chicago they kept putting him in a tank top during that scene when his abs proved to be too distracting during the first preview"

Ha! From the footage I've seen, suspension of disbelief would be impossible for me.

 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 12/4/18 at 1:43pm

Marlothom said:  Me thinks Mr. Spector has a really good agent - which also explains why he gets the high note in I Got You Babe - I looked at a bunch of clips of Cher/Sonny doing that number and she always had "you're always around".
 

That's not what agents do.