THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Heading to Broadway Next Season- Page 3

[akhoya87]

Posted: 6/19/25 at 9:52pm

I liked this more than Mincemeat, which isn't saying much because I loathed Mincemeat.  I found Button tolerable, but the book/adaptation is not great -- or at least not entirely thought through.  I went in expecting "Cornish folk" (or so the marketing suggested), and I came out wondering if "Cornish folk" is code for "generic Celtic."  

[theatergoer3]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 6:09am

The other board says Walter Kerr. 

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 6:54am

I'm very interested to see if this will be as beloved on Broadway as it is in London.  I went with a group of friends and those who see little theater absolutely loved it and found it charming and heartwarming.  Those who see a lot of theater appreciated the talented cast and staging, but found it musically one-note, at times somewhat cloying, and overall a bit underwhelming.

Updated On: 6/20/25 at 06:54 AM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 7:37am

When I saw this originally at Southwark Playhouse with Jamie Parker, I adored it. I went in not knowing it was a completely new adaptation of the story and it took me a bit to get into it, because honestly I was so confused. But it really won me over in no small part because Jamie Parker is constantly so wonderful. But oddly when I saw this at the Ambassadors, while I still enjoyed it, I just felt like it was missing "something" and I was never able to put my finger on what it was. Obviously Parker wasn't involved in that move but I don't think it was entirely his absence that shifted my thoughts on it. It's still a VERY good show but I'm happy to have my memories of the original production.

Could this work in New York? Who knows. I wasn't sure "Mincemeat" would be successful on Broadway and it's doing great so it just goes to show you never know. 

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 8:14am

I wish I had seen Parker as I have wondered if he lent some sort of gravity or unstated anchoring to the production compared to what we saw at the Ambassadors.

[Owen22]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 8:21am

Parker was wonderful but so was Molly Osborne. I'm sure the other two are good...but Parker and Osborne seem hard to equal.

[hermionejuliet]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 12:49pm

I had the chance to see Parker at Southwark, and I definitely agree the show felt very special in part because of Parker and Osborne’s chemistry. 

I am not going to have the chance to see the West End production, but I have listened to recording and I did notice a change in some songs (imo mostly the wrong cuts) 

All I can say is at Southwark, I felt like it was the best new musical I had seen in years. My friend and I walked out of the theatre in silence which is very uncommon for us. I’m very interested to see what the new version is like and if iindeed it will be a full cast transfer and how that impacts my opinion of the show.

 

 

[getatme]

Posted: 6/20/25 at 2:34pm

I saw this show on my recent trip to London and I really just fell in love with it.

I found it incredibly charming, endearing, and clever, with a lot of heart. I don't know if it's a perfect show or if it will be a commercial hit on Broadway, but I fell for it. And especially Clare Foster's performance. She felt earthy and grounded in a very Jessie Mueller way that I just adored.