highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)
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"It's been called the greatest movie musical, so it's no wonder that Singin' in the Rain came out on the top of the list when Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre audiences were asked for the show they'd most like to see presented in concert. ..With a talented cast, this "in concert" production of the stage musical amounts to much more than just actors standing and singing into microphones on a bare stage; it features infectious dancing and fully staged production numbers plus highly effective creative aspects...Director M. Seth Reines does a very good job of keeping the fast, fun pace of the story moving along while also ensuring the serious moments resonate and the comic moments get laughs. He has found a talented cast with all but the three leads pulled from the vast talent of the Phoenix area. While the leads won't make you forget the film's talented trio of Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor, they work well together and are all great dancers. ...the ensemble deliver superb dancing under choreographer Dottie Lester-White, whose steps both beautifully mirror and add to the famous film dances, which include an abundance of excellent tap steps in "Fit as a Fiddle," "Moses Supposes" and "Good Morning," plus many other upbeat, fun dances throughout.
...Though Singin' in the Rain, in Concert is just shy of a fully staged production and an almost straightforward scene by scene recreation of the famous film, with a good cast and some superb dancing, it is a charming, witty, warm and hard to resist stage musical." -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
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