Thanks, that explains a lot. Some thoughts:
"We do not get much of a story in the first half but there is so much showmanship that it does not matter." (The Guardian)
You can get away with that in a 350-seat house like the Almeida, it's a lot harder in the 1600-seat Palace.
In a late scene [...] she points out that the word ‘love’ is used in the Bible 489 times and ‘hate’ just 89. I love this show. (The Standard)
Yes, that right there is exactly what I meant by "feelgood nonsense." I'm sure there is an audience for that in New York, but I doubt it's large enough to run. (Of course the book of &JULIET is a full evening of such garbage, but it's running on the karaoke, not the story...I hope.)
Naturally, the show is camp. And when I say camp, at one point it features a tapdancing Jesus in gold pants (Independent)
I suspect Broadway has dialed the camp way down - did I miss the tapdancing Jesus? |
