Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, starring Jane Krakowski and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, makes its UK premiere.
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"Stephen Sondheim's final musical is a witty, audacious, dreamlike and ultimately poignant tribute"
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"the indispensable duo of Denis O'Hare and Tracie Bennett...manages, miraculously, to remain light on its feet even as the landscape lowers around it."
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"Sondheim’s final musical is clearly unfinished, but still touched by genius, and performed by a ridiculously talented cast"
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"...a minor-league swansong from a giant of musicals is still a major deal."
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"There’s no avoiding the fact that in many ways the show is a mess. Yet scene by scene it just about works, thanks to Mantello’s inventive direction."
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"Stephen Sondheim’s posthumous musical has no songs, only a stellar cast save it from being completely unenjoyable"
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"Sondheim was tragically unable to finish the songs that would elevate this musical into the transcendental thing it could be. Instead, it’s a beautifully rendered curio for his fans, full of wit and dash."
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"The musical fantasy that unfolds on the National’s Lyttelton stage is, for long stretches, utterly absorbing. Yet it’s undeniably flawed, too."
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