Thursday, April 9, 2026

Review Highlights: THE NOTEBOOK - National Tour: ASU Gammage

Kyle Mangold, Chloƫ Cheers, Ken Wulf Clark, Alysha Deslorieux,
Beau Gravitte, and Sharon Catherine Brown
Photo by Roger Mastroianni
 
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 April 12

"The national tour of the musical The Notebook, which had an 11-month run on Broadway in 2024, features a cast who deliver warm and deeply felt authentic performances. Based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks, the musical has a score that is ballad heavy, but actually works for the melancholic romance. With a creative team, director, and ensemble who collectively clearly understand the emotional weight of the story they're telling, the national tour production packs a quite powerful emotional punch, capturing the sweeping romance and quiet heartbreak that fans of the book, and of the 2004 film, cherish. However, those less inclined to romance and drama may find the instant connection the characters have when they first meet missing depth and not much more than the most basic "rich girl attracted to the poor boy" literary trope."   - Gil Benbrook, TalkinBroadway.com (click here to read the complete review)

"a tear-jerking but exquisite story. For fans of the novel and film, this adaptation upholds the vision that is the original love story. Despite the tragedies that come with aging and the realities that come with it, THE NOTEBOOK is a hopeful and optimistic examination of love that feels refreshing."   - Cheyenne Lewis, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)

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