Rocky Horror Show review sparkles with glam and gripes
Michael Musto critiques The Rocky Horror Show at the Belasco Theater noting glitter and camp but calling the parody tiresome after its Broadway glossing. Tim Curry’s performance as Frank N Furter stands out while other leads feel innocuous and the production’s pricey cabaret redesign draws fresh ire.
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Michael Musto
Janet
Brad
The
Carpenters
Frank ‘N’ Furter
Furter
Rocky
Frank
Shakespeare
Brooks and Warhol
bin Rocky
London
Tim Curry
The Rocky Horror Show Review Mix of Loud Drag and Humor
A critic finds the show mildly entertaining yet loud and offensive. The piece mocks Frankenstein with a 50s score and weak jokes. Magenta and Riff-Raff performers vie for attention while Ritz O’Brien stands out, though overall the production feels out of place for Lorelei crowds.
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Inten
Columbia
Jami Donnelly
Magenta
Ritz O’brien
Riff-Raff
Lorelei
RSC Lear Delineates a Dark King Lear Without Greatness
A Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear is described as competent but lacking originality and greatness. Performances by David Suchet as the Fool and Gloucester and Kent receive praise, while Tony Church and Charles Keating are criticized for absence of spark and magnetism. The director’s innovations, including music and aisle staging, distract with awkward audience sightlines.
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Royal Shakespeare Company
Shakespeare
Tony Church
Charles Keating
Edmund
Mike Gwilym
Edgar
Gloucester
Kent
David Suchet
Reception of Lear at the RSC mix of pyrotechnics and flaws
A theatre critic argues the RSC Lear relies on spectacular effects and direct-audience asides but delivers uneven acting and grimy second-act visuals. The review laments inaudible performers, questions the balance of classical and avant-garde aims, and doubts a first-rate Lear will emerge.
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Lear
Regan
Gloucester
Cordelia
RSC
Shakespeare
Jane Austen
Jane
Will
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