I know I am in the minority here but I thought the Ferrymen was a cross between TV's the Walton's, Of Mice and Men and Ibsen's The Wild Duck. I found it dull and eye rolling ( the dead goose for-shadowing things to come) They were in the middle of eating dinner and they break out into a Riverdance. And they drink and it's talky.
The acting was good and the kids were wonderful but I'd put something else on my list. The over 3
The good news: The tour does not seem scaled down from Broadway A Few minor things that don't make much difference.
The bad news: Having seen B Peters, B Midler and D Murphy in the role --the show was socko. They all brought something unique, funny and themselves to it.
Unfortunately, as good as an actor as Betty Buckley is, she sinks the show. She is just not right for the role. She has no comic chops. There
After catching Buckley last night in Miami, I have to agree wholeheartedly with Loopin the Loop who says it best.
"Buckley is not warm, she’s not kooky in the Dolly way, she’s not lovable and she’s not comedic. ...she doesn't possess the qualities required to make Dolly really fly."
"Regarding all the talk of Betty Buckley ‘settling’ into the role. I fear, this is it."
I don't think this question can be answered without knowing anything about you.
If you are a 10-15 year old gir (and maybe boy) l... Mean Girls is your ticket. I found it the least interesting of the three but but I am not a 15 year old girl.
Band's Visit is the most high brow of the three and did win the Tony Award. But it is a small musical and you have to know that going in and be ready for it. If you like a good intimate musical than Band&
Starmites was painful enough the first time around. The only reason it was nominated was that there were so few musicals that year.. Next your going to tell me they are bringing back Bring Back Birdie.
Alas since the playwright couldn't decide what the play was about and Roundabout gave her the go ahead without a fully developed play, it was an uninteresting play.
While I'm not clairvoyant, I think Andy needs to wait for material that is worthy of his talents. Alas, Pretty Woman isn't it.
I do like Andy Karl.. He is still waiting for the right vehicle. On the 20th Century could/should have happenned for him. He was great in Rocky but the material was substandard.
It needs to be the right mix of wonderful material and perfect performance.
That being said.. .anything can happen. I mean Elizabeth Tayl
There indeed were sound problems in the mezzanine. We sat in the first row mezzanine and I had trouble hearing everyone except Paxton Whitehead. We moved to the orchestra at intermission and the sound problem was solved.
While I do like Juliet Prowse, I did not like her in Irma La Douce which I saw at the Westbury Music Fair. The book just doesn't work. Also saw Irma La Douce at Encores with Rob Mclure and that didn't work either. Not sure if it was Prowse or the material. The cd and the score is to die for... amazing but that book. Ouch
In spite of great performances across the board from Matthew Saldivar, Paxton Whitehead, Jason Butler Hamer. Janet McTeer and a beautiful set, the play just didn't ignite. The play seemed unfocused and in need of rewrites and was floundering to find out what it was trying to say. It seemed like a bunch of ideas about Hamlet and Bernhardt and Rostand and Cyrano that never gelled together. I f
