Prince of Broadway is a mediocre sampler of legendary musicals: EW review
6 / 10
Prince himself directed the show, which employs a nimble cast of nine performers who take turns sharing anecdotes and life lessons as 'Prince' and dipping into some of the hits (and flops - Merrily We Roll Along gets a number) he had a hand in. Some musicals are represented by one number, while others have multiple, the reasons for which remain unclear. Why only perform one number from Fiddler on the Roof (even if it's a robust 'If I Were a Rich Man' by Chuck Cooper) and three from A Little Night Music? Or four from Cabaret? Some of the transitions are aided by those wise words and interesting stories from Prince - like how he met first Stephen Sondheim - but others aren't, transitioning from one show to the next without any context.
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