Wednesday, May 22, 2019

reviews - GUYS AND DOLLS - Arizona Broadway Theatre

Caelan Creaser and Trisha Hart Ditsworth
photo by Scott Samplin
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)

Click here for more information on this production that runs through May 26th.

"...Guys and Dolls is a musical comedy classic full of numerous showstopping songs. It also has an abundance of charm, adorable characters, and a witty nature. Arizona Broadway Theatre presents a good production of this comic gem with sublime vocals that make each song soar, though there is a shortage of comedy in the production, and the somewhat uneven casting of the leads results in the "dolls" outshining the "guys."...Director and choreographer Jim Christian keeps the pace brisk and the action and characters bright, though the fast pace shortchanges several comic bits and humorous lines, due to rushed delivery... While Arizona Broadway Theatre's production of this classic musical comedy may be a bit too brisk to let the comic moments truly shine, the vocal abilities of the cast and the wonderful orchestra make it one of the best sung productions of this show I've seen." -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)


"..For this Jim Christian directed production, ABT has assembled an outstanding cast that appears to be having as good a time on the stage as the audience is having watching them... There’s a comforting feeling that’s immediately evident the moment the show begins...  With voices that harmonize and soar, the tone is set for what you instinctively know is going to be a quality production. And there’s not a moment that follows that ever lets you down....." -David Appleford, Valley Screen and Stage (click here to read the complete review)

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