Review | ‘Diana’ embodies the definition of a ‘why?’ musical
4 / 10
Contrary to the vicious ridicule it was greeted with on social media, 'Diana' is not a disaster - it's just not very good. If anything, it is an example of what the late composer Mary Rodgers called a 'why musical,' as in a musical that is completely unnecessary. Why did the world need another retelling of the marriage of Diana and Charles, especially after it has been so thoroughly explored in the tabloids and onscreen (i.e. season four of 'The Crown,' 'Spencer' with Kristen Stewart)? You don't even need to watch 'Diana' in person or on Netflix to feel like you've already seen it.

