TOOTSIE Reviews

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 1:34pm

[Charley Kringas Inc]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 1:44pm

Very curious to see how this comes out. The book was gut-bustingly funny in Chicago with several numbers that I'm looking forward to re-hearing on the eventual cast album, but there were a handful of key changes that I hope they've made. The previews thread suggests they haven't added any new songs, which is kind of a shame because I really enjoyed the overall sound.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 1:47pm

Hoping they have a stellar opening with positive reviews.  I absolutely LOVED this show in Chicago.

[NYCblurb]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 1:56pm

This trailer dropped today. I think it's pretty strong. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYGYbgC4BTs

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 2:11pm

This looks like so much fun!

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 4:03pm

FYI, some seats are available at TKTS for tonight's performance at 40% off ($66).

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 4:38pm

Miles2Go2, I saw it last night and I had WAY more fun than I expected. It's funny because in the moment it was incredibly enjoyable, but in a few days I'll probably have forgotten most of the specifics. I've already forgotten most of the songs. I still recommend it, though.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 5:10pm

LizzieCurry said: "Miles2Go2, I saw it last night and I had WAY more fun than I expected. It's funny because in the moment it was incredibly enjoyable, but in a few days I'll probably have forgotten most of the specifics. I've already forgotten most of the songs. I still recommend it, though."

This was exactly my experience. I expected little and enjoyed it a lot, but now it's just a blur.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 5:17pm

Despite a weak score, I think this still is the funniest new musical in years. I think its book and its stellar performances will deliver it positive notices. 

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 6:09pm

I know it's not the same as actual critic reviews, but the Bottomless Broadway podcast just did an episode where they talk about Tootsie: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tootsie/id1457465060?i=1000436201354

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 6:22pm

There was a short discussion of Tootsie at the beginning of a recent Homophilia episode, too: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/jen-landon/

[dougs9797]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:18pm

Can we please please please just drop it with the weak score comments? If a show has a good book as this one does it is immediately criticized for having a weak score. And please spare me the "I don't remember any of the songs." The reason audiences remembered Some Enchanted Evening and other great Rodgers and Hammerstein songs when they left the theater is because the audience had played the melody twenty times! New musicals aren't built that way. Composers give their audiences more credit today and are rewarded with what? Comments like "I don't remember a single song!" 

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:27pm

Updated On: 4/24/19 at 08:27 PM

[Kad]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:27pm

I don’t criticize scores as being weak very often, and I certainly know quite a bit about musical theatre, contemporary or classic. And I certainly- as I have even argued IN the Tootsie thread- know that memorability isn’t the same as being a good score.

I thought the show had a weak score- because I think it does, particularly compared to Yazbek’s other work. It feels like a paint by numbers version of what you’d expect from Yazbek, serviceable and sometimes clever but ultimately somewhat flat. Unclutch your damn pearls. If people think a score is weak, they have every right to say so, regardless of why they think so.

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:31pm

I don’t remember a single song.

Also, we don’t need another story about a straight white man saving the day, because ultimately that’s what this story is. So I don’t understand why people are praising this book. I mean, Styles’ character is so vapidly written it’s offensive.

I will say Santino does an inarguably incredible job.

[markypoo]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:33pm

dougs9797 said: "Can we please please please just drop it with the weak score comments? If a show has a good book as this one does it is immediately criticized for having a weak score. And please spare me the "I don't remember any of the songs." The reason audiences remembered Some Enchanted Evening and other great Rodgers and Hammerstein songs when they left the theater is because the audience had played the melody twenty times! New musicals aren't built that way. Composers give their audiences more credit today and are rewarded with what? Comments like "I don't remember a single song!""

Composers give their audiences more credit today...

What do you mean?

[jonah3500]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:34pm

How come there are no reviews out yet?

[BalconyClub]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:38pm

I can sing 7 or 8 songs from this show. Which one do you want to hear first?

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:40pm

dougs9797 said: "Can we please please please just drop it with the weak score comments? If a show has a good book as this one does it is immediately criticized for having a weak score. And please spare me the "I don't remember any of the songs." The reason audiences remembered Some Enchanted Evening and other great Rodgers and Hammerstein songs when they left the theater is because the audience had played the melody twenty times! New musicals aren't built that way. Composers give their audiences more credit today and are rewarded with what? Comments like "I don't remember a single song!""

But the score WAS incredibly weak and the complaints about it are valid.

 

If you enjoyed the score, great! Not everyone is so easy to please.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:44pm

I'm a little surprised we have not seen any reviews yet...

[BeNice]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:49pm

For me, I think even a weak DY score is still better than most.

[markypoo]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 8:51pm

BalconyClub said: "I can sing 7 or 8 songs from this show. Which one do you want to hear first?"

BalconyClub:

I could sing you the entire score of "Home Sweet Homer."

Doesn't mean it was any good at all.

Which one would you like to hear first?

[After Eight]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 9:02pm

"The reason audiences remembered Some Enchanted Evening and other great Rodgers and Hammerstein songs when they left the theater is because the audience had played the melody twenty times!"

 

Absolute nonsense. 

Twenty times? Ridiculous.

The reason people remembered them is because they were great, and well worth remembering. 

The songs we hear today are a chore to listen to even once, and forgetting them comes as relief.

In fact, the only thanks we owe their composers is not making us listen to them multiple times.

 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 9:02pm

Updated On: 4/23/19 at 09:02 PM

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/23/19 at 9:05pm

Daily Beast https://www.thedailybeast.com/tootsie-on-broadway-a-cross-dressing-classic-gets-a-large-spoonful-of-woke

Variety https://variety.com/2019/music/reviews/tootsie-review-broadway-musical-1203194758/

Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/tootsie-theater-review-1204056

Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tootsie-a-fun-time-musical-for-turbulent-times-826419/

Mashable https://mashable.com/article/tootsie-broadway-review/

Washington Post If you loved the movie 'Tootsie,' then you'll be delighted with the new ...

The Wrap https://www.thewrap.com/tootsie-broadway-review-santino-fontana-dustin-hoffman-david-yazbek/

Time Out https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/tootsie-broadway-musical-review

NY1 https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/theater-reviews/2019/04/24/theater-review---tootsie-

Updated On: 4/23/19 at 09:05 PM