I don't know if this has been posted before, but because I know some of you guys love posting only the HORRIBLE reviews, here is..
Roma admits its not her kind of show, But can see a good audience for it.
I liked it better than the movie which isn't saying a whole lot because I found the film to be pretty inane. There is an audience for this show and while it's not my speed, I will say that it should have fans of the 1980s-based film “Moonwalking” straight to the Hirschfeld box office.
Stephen Lynch plays the wedding singer just like Adam Sandler from the film only with more talent. Robbie Hart is a rock star wannabe who's also a born romantic. But the smiley face disappears when his fiancée stands him up at the altar and he's plunged into a self-pitying depression. In the Drew Barrymore role, there's Laura Benanti, as a waitress who befriends him though it's strictly platonic since she's engaged to marry a Wall Street shark. Of course sparks do fly and you know the rest.
It's a hopelessly standard plot that's dressed up in big shoulder pads and kitschy references to the ‘80s. The show's creators were smart enough to play up the period shtick with cultural landmarks like TV shows and celebrities that were hot at the time, not to mention those wacky '80s styles.
Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy's book peppers the story with some pointed humor that maintains a light-hearted almost self-mocking tone. And the music by Broadway first-timers Matthew Sklar along with Beguelin, while never great, captures the '80’s sound for better or worse and some of the songs are rather catchy.
Rob Ashford contributes some hard pounding choreography that takes you back to the discos of old.
Another plus are the versatile performers who really seem to be enjoying themselves. Their enthusiasm can't help but be infectious even when the plot bogs down and we stopped caring about them an hour ago.
Lynch is a natural in the part with strong comic and musical talents, though he needs to forget about Adam Sandler and do his own thing.
Benanti is a lovely performer who just seems too classy for this sophomoric project. Still she adds warmth and a great voice.
Rita Gardner, an original in “The Fantasticks” makes the Rappin’ Granny Rosie quite a hoot.
All the supporting performers are terrific and as the hard-rocking Linda, Felicia Finley nails it.
John Rando, the inventive director behind "Urinetown," doesn't have as much to work with here. Think Hairspray without the polish.
“The Wedding Singer” didn't "engage" me but it's hard to knock a show that seems to have so much fun knocking itself. The right audience for this show will be smitten.
VIDEO:
http://real.ny1.com:8080/ramgen/real4/0016BC87_060427_212258hi.rm
Why not? 
