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‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’ Review: A Mock Broadway Biography
8 / 10
With Mr. Gad and Mr. Rannells pinballing around the stage under the direction of Alex Timbers (“Here Lies Love,” “Moulin Rouge!”), working up visible sweat as they dash between characters, “Gutenberg!” proffers much comic ingenuity. The silly accents are a delight. Cockney in 15th-century Germany? Why not? Still, even at a fairly pacey two hours the fun eventually turns to wheel-spinning, since the central gag—the ludicrous mismatch between content and form—is established from the start and then merely elaborated. The show will probably best please those who know the difference between a charm song, an “I Want” song and an 11 o’clock number, all of which are mentioned here. Which is to say besotted lovers of musical theater.
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