The Bridges of Madison County 2014 - Articles Page 1.8
Opened: February 20, 2014Closing: May 18, 2014
The Bridges of Madison County - 2014 - Broadway History , Info & More
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Broadway)
236 West 45th St. New York, NY
With her family away at the 1965 state fair, Francesca Johnson looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm. But when ruggedly handsome National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid pulls into her driveway seeking directions, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca's life. Based on the best-selling novel, and developed by a Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning creative team, this new musical captures the lyrical expanse of America's heartland along with the yearning entangled in the eternal question, 'What if...?'"
The Bridges of Madison County stars four-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara (South Pacific, The Pajama Game) and Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me, reasons to be pretty). It features a score by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years) and a libretto by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman (The Color Purple, The Secret Garden). It will be directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher (The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific), who reunites with his celebrated Tony Award-winning South Pacific design team, including scenic designer Michael Yeargan, costume designer Catherine Zuber, and lighting designer, Donald Holder. Sound Design is by Jon Weston (How to Succeed..., The Color Purple).
The Bridges of Madison County - 2014 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Bridges of Madison County
Kelli O’Hara makes the most of ‘Bridges of Madison County’
8 / 10
Bartlett Sher's production, which opened Thursday night, is merely a mixed bag, one in which cringe-inducing bits alternate with moments of musical-theater nirvana. Despite the trepidation around her casting, all of the grace notes have to do with O'Hara. Not only does she deliver a finely tuned performance, but she also inspired composer Jason Robert Brown ('The Last Five Years') to new heights. He tailored her character's numbers to his star's range and sensibility, and her songs, like 'What Do You Call a Man?' and 'Almost Real,' have a heartbreaking beauty.
'Bridges' supported by talent, weakened by cliches
6 / 10
...Pasquale's performance, which is technically impressive and shows at least flickers of nuance. As the cliches pile up, you feel for him, and for O'Hara, and their director, Bartlett Sher, whose credits include some of the most compelling stagings of American classics in recent years (including the 2008 revival of South Pacific in which O'Hara memorably starred). They are burdened, after all, not only with the sentimentality of Bridges' premise, but with supporting contrivances such as Francesca's dull, inexplicably suspicious husband, called Bud, and a nosy but goodhearted neighbor, Marge, who uses binoculars to peer into Francesca's home. (Marge and Bud are respectively, and gamely, played by Cass Morgan and Hunter Foster.)
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The Bridges of Madison County FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the songs in The Bridges of Madison County and what's the order?
To Build a Home
Home Before You Know It
Temporarily Lost
What Do You Call a Man Like That?
You're Never Alone
Another Life
Wondering
Look At Me
The World Inside a Frame
Something From a Dream
Get Closer
Falling Into You
State Road 21
Who We Are and Who We Want To Be
Almost Real
Before and After You
One Second and a Million Miles
When I'm Gone
It All Fades Away
Always Better
Home Before You Know It
Temporarily Lost
What Do You Call a Man Like That?
You're Never Alone
Another Life
Wondering
Look At Me
The World Inside a Frame
Something From a Dream
Get Closer
Falling Into You
State Road 21
Who We Are and Who We Want To Be
Almost Real
Before and After You
One Second and a Million Miles
When I'm Gone
It All Fades Away
Always Better
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