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| Here’s Johnny’s review | |
| Last Edit: Genealley 10:49 pm EST 02/10/22 | |
| Posted by: Genealley 10:46 pm EST 02/10/22 | |
| In reply to: Green on THE MUSIC MAN - Clancy 10:17 pm EST 02/10/22 | |
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| Gotta agree with him. | |
| Link | https://nypost.com/2022/02/10/the-music-man-review-hugh-jackmans-revival-is-a-let-down/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=pasteboard_app |
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| On the other hand: The Associated Press gave a rave to Hugh Jackman | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 12:48 am EST 02/11/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 12:37 am EST 02/11/22 | |
| In reply to: Here’s Johnny’s review - Genealley 10:46 pm EST 02/10/22 | |
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| Mark Kennedy calls Hugh Jackman ''the real deal'' in ''a glorious and exuberant revival of 'The Music Man.' '' Plus, there's high praise for his co-star,Sutton Foster, who ''somehow channels her inner Carole Burnett ...'' Don't they have copy editors at AP anymore? ''Carole Burnett''? Other websites have picked up AP's review without correcting the typo, too! I wonder how long it'll take for someone to fix that. Or will they need to consult the AP Stylebook? ;) |
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| Link | Associated Press review: Hugh Jackman Steals 'The Music Man' on Broadway |
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| re: On the other hand: The Associated Press gave a rave to Hugh Jackman | |
| Posted by: mamaleh 10:23 am EST 02/11/22 | |
| In reply to: On the other hand: The Associated Press gave a rave to Hugh Jackman - WaymanWong 12:37 am EST 02/11/22 | |
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| The AP’s review is pretty spot-on. I also found this production buoyant and vastly entertaining. Hugh and Sutton are at the top of their game. By contrast, I cannot understand why Jesse Green thinks HJ’s Hill should have been more “dangerous” or less “cool and manipulative.” Huh? Isn’t “manipulative” what Hill is supposed to be? And it’s absurd to state that this Hill is not “lovable.” If he didn’t project amiability, the townspeople would never take to him or his conman concoctions. Some critics cannot avoid the temptation of tearing down a show because it’s not the one they envisioned in their own brilliant minds: mostly nonwhite principals, edginess, more woke, less woke, experimental staging, etc. And that’s a shame. But the hundreds of Winter Garden audience members at the several performances I’ve attended who wax rhapsodically about the show during intermission and as they leave their seats don’t care what those critics think. They’re too busy feeling uplifted after two and a half hours of pure enjoyment. |
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| re: On the other hand: The Associated Press gave a rave to Hugh Jackman | |
| Posted by: Someday 09:14 am EST 02/11/22 | |
| In reply to: On the other hand: The Associated Press gave a rave to Hugh Jackman - WaymanWong 12:37 am EST 02/11/22 | |
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| The AP review also says the show has been scrubbed of racism and “misogamy”. I’m pretty sure Mark Kennedy meant to say “misogyny” there. Misogamy *is* a word, but it means means hatred of marriage. And while Marian may have complex feelings toward the institution, I doubt that’s what the revisers removed. Assuming Kennedy attended opening night, maybe the piece bypassed copy editing due to the quick turnaround. |
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| re: On the other hand: The Associated Press gave a rave to Hugh Jackman | |
| Posted by: Ordoc 01:19 am EST 02/11/22 | |
| In reply to: On the other hand: The Associated Press gave a rave to Hugh Jackman - WaymanWong 12:37 am EST 02/11/22 | |
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| The typo is the least of the problem. Chaneling Carol Burnett is the wrong way to go with the role. | |
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| re: On the other hand: The Associated Press gave a rave to Hugh Jackman | |
| Posted by: Roman 08:19 am EST 02/11/22 | |
| In reply to: re: On the other hand: The Associated Press gave a rave to Hugh Jackman - Ordoc 01:19 am EST 02/11/22 | |
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| That’s not at all what she does. She quite sincerely makes the role her own. I didn’t get Burnett at ALL. That entire review is off. Hugh disappoints. |
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