THE CHER SHOW Reviews — Page 3

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. 

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.

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

Now there’s a pull quote! 

 

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

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

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.

 

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 

Sonny Bono only dreamed that he looked like Jarrod Spector.

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.

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.

 

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)

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.