An Enchanted April

See it if you love all musicals. EA needs work, but has some charm. Well staged in tiny space. Pleasant music; impressive musicians. Clever book.

Don't see it if you want a polished piece; needs cuts! Uneven acting. Meh set. Dated story. Rushed ending. Weak lyrics in many songs. No hummable tunes.

See it if A wonderful old fashioned musical. Acing is very good with wonderful songs.

Don't see it if A bit long. If you dont like old fashion musicals.

See it if Nice talent, Not a weak link in the cast. Males match the female counterparts. Nice remake of the book and film Rating a compromise of two

Don't see it if Can be cut 30 minutes. Appealing for older generation Front row cramped

See it if you'd like to see a charming, urbane, unfussy adaptation of the very British 1922 novel about suppressed yearnings & unlikely friendships.

Don't see it if you're looking for a flashy, modern musical with high production values and contemporary sensibilities.

Also The songs are evocative and well-crafted (which, although admirable accompanied by a piano & a synth, would be much better served by a full orchestra), but there are far too many of them. There is a great deal of potential here. I hope that with a bit of editing and a larger production, someone gives this musical a future & polishes this little gem.... Read more Read less

See it if You want to support a developing, new musical. You want an adaptation of a classic book & movie. You want a strong musical cast.

Don't see it if You want a varied score: all the same on 1 boring level. You want lyrics that advance the story & characters: you don't learn anything new.

See it if you know and love this story - there are a couple good songs and some good acting voices with good use of projections on a small stage.

Don't see it if you want a musical that has variety of songs or voices that you can always hear whether spoken or sung. Piano/synthesizer insufficient.

See it if if you enjoy sweet musicals with lovely songs sung by people with excellent voices offering interesting underlying themes.

Don't see it if allusions to the aftermath of war will distress you. Or if you prefer your musicals fluffy.

See it if Ladies who lunch on a languid holiday respite to a remote Tuscan villa embrace beauty, sun, and courage."I need to be loved when I'm needed"

Don't see it if Deliberately languid operetta as the best holidays are because "One naps in heaven."

Also "In my day husband's were taken seriously as the only obstacle to sin/It's always grey/It always rains/No empty drains/It won't be miserable in Italy like London is"... Read more Read less

See it if Four Women going to Italy (trying to ran away) from their problems for a while.

Don't see it if A different time, touch of the past. Slow moving.

Also I know I would have like it more if the length of show was shorter. Less singing. The songs were good and the singing good too.... Read more Read less

See it if you like a story about married women's lives and interaction when they meet in an Italian palazzo. Good lyrics and good acting.

Don't see it if are annoyed by women who have no lives outside marriage. The set is very simple but the umbrellas made no sense in Italy.

Also The enunciation was excellent. I sat in the last row and heard every word spoken and sung. I liked the way the story was done even more than the original Broadway show. Most of the songs had bland melodies but the lyrics were great. This show was over 2 1/2 hours.... Read more Read less

See it if You like old fashioned musicals that unravel at a slow pace. This is based on the movie of the same name. The singing is a little weak.

Don't see it if You expect an uplifting musical with elaborate sets and choreography. This one is just pleasant.

Also The setting is after World War I, and centers around four lonely women on holiday in Italy. Overlong at 2 hours 40 minutes.... Read more Read less

See it if Like trad musicals. This one's got lots of songs, (too many, needs cuts) but they're nicely presented and good use is made of tiny stage.

Don't see it if It's on the dull side & just little too dated for today's sensibilities. Music starts to sound the same. Way too long, but the cast is fine.

See it if You appreciate a good small musical. With good music!

Don't see it if If you don't like small musicals that are in development.

See it if desire old fashioned musical values of hearing unadorned human voices & telling a simple story. Fine voices & decent to elevated acting Go!

Don't see it if Cannot bear that not stamped with NEW, FRESH or NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. Need the rock music sensibilities of 80s90s2000s musical stagework

See it if you like an old fashioned musical. Great singing, charming but not overly exciting. A pleasant show.

Don't see it if you only like rock music or contemporary shows.

See it if You like lovely feel good musicals. With a great cast and lovely songs

Don't see it if If you like big Broadway style musicals. This one is intimate and has a wonderful message

See it if you loved the movie. The musical has some lovely songs & the singing is excellent. The musicalization does not add any layers to the story

Don't see it if you have fond memories of the movie.

See it if you have fond memories of the movie and enjoy stories set in bygone eras. It's a lovely story with some sweet moments.

Don't see it if you don't want to sit for 2-1/2 plus hours. Definitely could use some cuts as there is much that is repetitive.

See it if You like musicals Can tolerate not top flight Appreciate working actors plying their craft. Liked the film. Dream of transportive experience

Don't see it if You can't enjoy a work in progress want only Bway style musicals Do not like musicals Want real dramatic tales Do not like Victorian modesty

See it if you want charming musical of 1920s UK women finding meaning of life/love via holiday in Italy. Score beautifully serves story & characters.

Don't see it if you want modern tale or style. This is old-fashioned & sweet: a small show w/ big heart. Acting is quite good; singing could be better.

Also Note: Longer than its posted 2-hrs; runs 2 hours, 40 minutes.

See it if You really love the "women going on holiday together and learning about life" genre.

Don't see it if You want to see something interesting or new.

See it if you want a wonderfully done, original old fashioned musical

Don't see it if something that would have been a Broadway hit 50 years ago, but seems is unlike, anything other than revivals, being done today.

Also A wonderful, old fashioned musical that proves Patti Lupone's point in her Broadway World interview. Unamplified voices, a piano, an electronic organ fill the room with a wonderful sound.

Elizabeth Hansen's book and lyrics, C. Michael Perry's Music and Lyrics and Alice Jankell's direction came together on the first night of previews almost flawlessly as they were performed by very talented cast.

This should be able to capture a large audience with star leads. Because it is so old fashioned while being original, star power is necessary. Christiana Cole and (Rose Arbuthnot) and Leah Hocking (Lotty Wilkins) are wonderful in the leads, but lack the drawing power this show would need to successfully move up.

Two old fashioned musicals "Chasing Rainbows" which we know is destined for Broadway and "The Last Days of Summer" which probably has some Broadway ambitions, both, for different reasons, have weaker legs than this show should have. SEE IT if you appreciate an old fashioned show.... Read more Read less

See it if u like the book/movie/Bway show W/minor changes to characters,it's a straightforward adaptation of book w/ singing.Like traditional musicals

Don't see it if you dislike old-fashioned, traditional musicals & prefer pop or rock scores, prefer full orchestrations. Need big name leads.

Also I genuinely enjoyed this. An Enchanted April is a fairly well known book written in 1922 which was made into a better known movie and a Broadway show in 2003. The author, Elizabeth Von Arnim, was born in 1898 &her books were immensely popular.(If you've read The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, the society reads one of her books,Elizabeth's German Garden.) So, see this expecting a show with an English 1920s sensibility because the "book" of this musical is pretty faithful to the 1922 novel.... Read more Read less

See it if You are in the mood for a throwback of sorts. Plays more like an operetta than a modern book-musical.

Don't see it if You are looking for a story that will stay with you after you leave the theatre.

Also "But then what things in life are ever what they seem to be?" -An Enchanted April

An Enchanted April is, in fact, very much what it seems to be. It is a callback to operettas of yesteryear. Its principles and ethos are also grounded in the past as well.

The cast is quite good, and does much to lift the unmemorable material.

It's always a rare joy to hear unamplified music in live theatre nowadays. Unfortunately this potential joy was turned into abject misery, thanks to the careless inclusion of a second keyboard playing, very poorly, various synthesized strings, woodwinds, accordion, etc.

The problem was not with the player, who was wonderful, but with the keyboard. It honestly sounded like a Casio from the 80's, and not a top tier Casio either.

The set design was a bit cold. I didn't mind it for London, but upon reaching Italy I wish the set had helped set a warmer tone.

While the cast is strong, there is nothing that can save this musical from its own drudgery.... Read more Read less

See it if you're a huge fan of the novel and can understand what's going on.

Don't see it if you like something more modern that moves faster.