SHUFFLE ALONG Reviews

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 3:37pm

Sorry ive been MIAMI, peeps

The production of RENT I'm helming opens tomorrow. Been a bit of a whirlwind as of late.

In any event, post em here! :)

Updated On: 4/28/16 at 03:37 PM

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 3:38pm

Very curious about this one.  Break a leg w/ Rent.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 3:39pm

Best of luck with RENT, Mike!!!

[uncageg]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 3:49pm

Have a good opening Mike! 

On pins and needles over the Shuffle reviews.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 5:24pm

I'm so curious if this is going to be received well tonight. 

[bunnie3]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 5:26pm

Break a leg tonite, SHUFFLE!  Because of you, I have happily done tons of reading and research on various people and subjects developed in this production.  Even, if some on this thread consider this production not perfect, I, for one, applaud the obvious ambition and artistic aspirations of this piece!  Have to say I loved it, but that was wks ago, and I will be working there, FOH, on Sat nite, so very curious 'regarding the "improvements ".

 

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 5:29pm

I really hope this does well critically. I understand the imperfections of the show, and yet I still think it's daring and is more ambitious than almost anything I've ever seen on Broadway. There's terrific work that's been done on this show, and it deserves to be recognized. 

[Kad]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 5:39pm

I have no idea how this will be received, but I applaud its ambition and wish it the best. I know I will remember it for years to come.

[Steve C.]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 6:15pm

I'm seeing "Shuffle" and "SOR" in 2 weeks and am so excited about it. I respect the opinions of several of my "friends" on BWW and can't wait to see Shuffle! I almost don't want to read any more reviews and just enjoy it for myself. I'm still in awe and amazed they got this incredible cast in one production! Everyone Break A Leg!

[10086sunset]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 7:06pm

Mike, break a leg!

Updated On: 4/28/16 at 07:06 PM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 7:40pm

3 stars mixed to positive. Exhilarating but messy 

http://www.amny.com/entertainment/review-shuffle-along-broadway-musical-is-messy-but-exhilarating-1.11741773

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 7:45pm

This is going to struggle with Audra out. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 7:45pm

I have a feeling they might all be like that. 

[Trish2]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 7:51pm

As was his review of TUCK, Matthew Murray shows a lot of love for SHUFFLE!

 

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/world/ShuffleAlong2016.html

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 7:52pm

amNY seems to imply what many on this board have said: it's wonderfully ambitious but would have benefitted from a pre-Broadway tryout.

 

Still looking forward to seeing it, though! 

Updated On: 4/28/16 at 07:52 PM

[DAME]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 8:12pm

"a hot mess of the highest caliber"

 

That is how I felt.  

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 8:16pm

Vulture/NYMag:

http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/theater-review-shuffle-along.html

 

AP:

http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:publicid:ap.org:49e1de5c3df24c2483d05bb6ef7c85eb

[aaaaaa15]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 8:19pm

If this is considered an original musical by the Tonys committee it will get a Best Musical nomination I think.

Updated On: 4/28/16 at 08:19 PM

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 8:21pm

Yes and yes. 

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 8:25pm

LA Times
""Shuffle Along" is, after "Hamilton," the second best new musical of the Broadway year. But it's not the kind of show that will likely enjoy an especially vibrant afterlife. What Wolfe has created is wholly dependent on the magnificent company he has assembled here."


http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-shuffle-along-review-20160429-column.html

 

TheaterMania

http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/reviews/shuffle-along_76892.html?cid=homepage_news

Updated On: 4/28/16 at 08:25 PM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 8:47pm

Deadline - mixed to negative 

http://deadline.com/2016/04/shuffle-along-broadway-review-1201746086/

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 8:49pm

NY Daily news Mixed http://m.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/theater-review-shuffle-soars-article-1.2617704

[Jshan05]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 8:49pm

"The first half of George C. Wolfe's "Shuffle Along" is to 2016 what "Hamilton" was to 2015: It's the musical you've got to see, even if you've got to hock your Maserati to pay for the ticket. The cast, led by Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Billy Porter, is as charismatic as you'd expect, and Savion Glover's near-nonstop choreography explodes off the stage with the unrelenting impact of a flamethrower."-WSJ

 

What a pull quote. Glad it's getting some solid reviews (and unfortunately some not so nice ones.)

Updated On: 4/28/16 at 08:49 PM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 8:52pm

WSJ - Mixed, likes act 1, doesn't like act 2 http://www.wsj.com/articles/shuffle-along-or-the-making-of-the-musical-sensation-of-1921-and-all-that-followed-review-1461889800

[pupscotch]

Posted: 4/28/16 at 8:55pm

That seems to be the consensus on this board as well. I remember Sondheim's book saying that most musicals had a fantastic act One, because they poured all of their energy into fixing that, and not on Act Two. That must have been what happened here. I also think it probably should have had a tryout, but I think it's a great musical and hope it does well!