#1
Posted: 4/4/07 at 8:22pm
Opening is tomorrow.
Michael Musto's is already up:
"The Pirate Queen—that '80s-style indulgence in musical nostalgia for the 16th century—is basically a two-and-a-half-hour Irish Spring commercial as if reimagined by American Idol. Heather Mills could easily have stretched and played Captain Hook, but it turns out the show is not about the first gay pirate after all. It's about the first female one, who's portrayed as sort of SANDRA BULLOCK meets CELINE DION en route to GLORIA STEINEM, with a sprinkling of both MAUREEN O'HARA and some Lucky Charms. The result? Lyrics like "She's confused about gender/She's been too long at sea" truly stink, as do the stagnantly staged stretches of boring screeching and mushy recitative. But alas, this is no classic nuclear weapon like Carrie or Dance of the Vampires; occasional enjoyable scenes and cotton-candy tunes take the sting out of what could otherwise have been called When Irish Eyes are Sleeping."
http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0714,musto,76242,15.html
Michael Musto's is already up:
"The Pirate Queen—that '80s-style indulgence in musical nostalgia for the 16th century—is basically a two-and-a-half-hour Irish Spring commercial as if reimagined by American Idol. Heather Mills could easily have stretched and played Captain Hook, but it turns out the show is not about the first gay pirate after all. It's about the first female one, who's portrayed as sort of SANDRA BULLOCK meets CELINE DION en route to GLORIA STEINEM, with a sprinkling of both MAUREEN O'HARA and some Lucky Charms. The result? Lyrics like "She's confused about gender/She's been too long at sea" truly stink, as do the stagnantly staged stretches of boring screeching and mushy recitative. But alas, this is no classic nuclear weapon like Carrie or Dance of the Vampires; occasional enjoyable scenes and cotton-candy tunes take the sting out of what could otherwise have been called When Irish Eyes are Sleeping."
http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0714,musto,76242,15.html
