I saw this production on Broadway and while it was fun, it never quite took flight for me.
Once you got over the initial excitement of the sets, costumes, and anticipation of star power, it fizzled.
Almost every actress in it, I have enjoyed more in other shows. I felt Cynthia Nixon was not ideally cast here. Jenifer Tilly was too broad. Kristen Johnston who can be wonderfully hilarious, didn't quite hit it out of the park either. Rue McClanahan seemed a bit tentative and fragile. All great performers, but no one was at their best here. Perhaps that points to the direction?
I remember word of mouth at the time was that it was a misfire. |
