LEAP OF FAITH Reviews

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#25LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 7:34pm

"My guess is Brantley -- he usually loves Raul."

Well that's certainly about to be tested...

srg129
#26LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 7:38pm

Time Out New York is negative:

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/leap-of-faith

BroadwayBen
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#28LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 7:43pm

Wow, if that nasty review from Time Out New York merited two stars, what does a one-star review read like?

srg129
#29LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 7:45pm

Yeah was wondering the same thing egg! Don't Dress For Dinner also got the two star treatment.

Updated On: 4/26/12 at 07:45 PM

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#30LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 7:55pm

Here is my review I posted on my blog after seeing a preview. http://upstage-left.blogspot.com/2012/04/review-alan-menkens-leap-of-faith.html

bk
#31LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 8:04pm

I believe this thread is for real reviews? Not blogs?

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#32LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 8:07pm

bk: I gather when a person sees a show, he is apt to reveal his opinions on said show..hence a review. Whether it's a blog review, a personal review or a theatre critic review...it's still a review. Just saying...from RC in Austin, Texas


"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)

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#33LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 8:10pm

bk, You're right. This is a list of critic reviews.

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#34LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 8:10pm

But THESE threads are specifically for official reviews, the other existing threads are for our opinions.

(It's an understandable mistake, however.)


If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

#35LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 8:26pm

my popcorn just got yummier.

srg129
BroadwayBen
#37LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 8:59pm

I'd say that " Ultimately, it’s hard to shake the feeling that despite all its singing to the Lord, Leap of Faith was never meant to be a musical" is hardly mixed.

srg129
#38LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 9:02pm

Variety is negative-to-mixed:

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947451?refCatId=33

srg129
#39LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 9:10pm

Entertainment Weekly is mixed: Grade B-

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20364394_20589865,00.html

srg129
rjm516
#41LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 9:21pm

EW's and Hollywood Reporter's really aren't that bad, considering.

srg129
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#44LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 10:05pm

Matthew Murray is pretty negative:
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/LeapofFaith.html

srg129
#45LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 10:07pm

The NY Times (Brantly) is negative:

http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/04/27/theater/reviews/leap-of-faith-with-raul-esparza-at-st-james-theater.html

Updated On: 4/26/12 at 10:07 PM

srg129
#46LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 10:13pm

NY Mag (Vulture) is negative-to-mixed

http://www.vulture.com/2012/04/how-leap-of-faith-falls-short.html

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#47LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 10:16pm

Yikes. I don't think Brantley has slammed a major show this harshly since THE ADDAMS FAMILY.

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#48LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 10:17pm

Lord, I loved this phrase:

Jessica Phillips, who looks and acts as if she has just been dry-cleaned


If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

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#49LEAP OF FAITH Reviews
Posted: 4/26/12 at 10:18pm

THE QUOTE OF MY LIFE!!!!!

"Yet here Mr. Esparza seems to keep a chilly distance from his character, and you realize the degree to which self-consciousness has always been a part of his performances. " - Ben Brantley

He is my new favorite person ever.