Joe Lombardi

“I cannot imagine there will be a better Broadway musical this season. Run.”

“I kept wondering why the show seemed flat overall despite so many enjoyable sections.”

“Get past that (and I did) and you will enjoy a fizzy, lusty tale of love, desire, freedom and tolerance.”

“I did not see a moment that was not perfectly rendered.”

“A very good clinical and analytical study with some great acting roles but not exceptional enough to be considered a top-tier play.”

“Unfortunately the proceedings occasionally get bogged down like a battalion tramping through a muddy quagmire.”

“Overall, this production is a sorry mess and cannot be recommended.”

“Half a really funny play doesn't quite make up for the other half which is exaggerated baloney.”

“For those who relish enormously satisfying plays stuffed with full-blooded characters, the successor to the throne has arrived.”

“The two dozen songs, however, will remind you that your girdle is too tight and your dogs are barking from those ill-fitting high heels.”