Clueless, The Musical NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (124)
See it if you’d enjoy a nostalgic trip to the 1990’s, or are a fan of one or more of the many popular musical theater actors in this cast.
Don't see it if you have high expectations for the score. They literally just added cheesy lyrics to 90s tunes. Read more
See it if *Dancing *Costumes *Nostalgia *Small theater. Not a Sound of Music or My Fair lady but our expectations were met.Swing Katie Goffman ALSO
Don't see it if Many youngsters in the audiences were quite upset re;. No Dove Cameron. New group must find a way to notify ticket holders early. ALSO Read more
See it if You want a fun show that doesn't take itself seriously and doesn't insult the audience either. You appreciate good choreography.
Don't see it if You want it to be as rich and moving as the film. You don't like song parodies. Read more
See it if You are a fan or have never seen the movie.New lyrics are added to well known songs. The cast is energetic,with great singing and dancing.
Don't see it if This type of musical doesn't appeal to you. Prior experience with the movie may enhance your enjoyment of the musical components.
See it if You like upbeat and clever HS musicals. This really worked. Old tropes well done.
Don't see it if You don’t like 80s and 90s music.
See it if You enjoyed the movie, and just want a fun night out with silly songs and enthusiastic singers & dancers. Take yourself back to high school.
Don't see it if You expect elaborate sets, melodrama, Evan Hansen, and a full scale musical. Read more
See it if If you remember the movie fondly, enjoy pop musicals, 90's music, want fluffy entertainment & fun time, talented cast, great singing.
Don't see it if you don't like the film, don't care for 90's music, you want well written original music, this was okay lyrics set to fun familiar 90s hits Read more
See it if You loved the movie and remember the 90s. This was awesome and cheesy.
Don't see it if You didn’t like the movie and hated the 90s. Read more
Critic Reviews (27)
"While 'Clueless, The Musical' is never less than slick and professional in the best possible way, for those who know the iconic film it offers no surprises so slavishly does it follow the original storyline. What was charming in the 1995 movie about Cher's sense of superiority and wishing to help others less fortunate is no longer as acceptable. What was amusing in the era of excess now seems selfish, elitist, and an example of extravagant wastefulness."
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"While Heckerling has rejiggered some of the lyrics to make them fit in better with what's happening on stage, her add-ons are awkwardly rhymed and tend to be more witless than witty. But enough complaining. The show does have enough assets to entertainingly distract us from these worst of times that nowadays affect teens everywhere...This is what it is— a fiuffy entertainment with a clever literary link."
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"Daffy but doggedly entertaining stage adaptation...And it’s actually a lot of fun...Much of ‘Clueless, the Musical’ is ‘Clueless, the Movie’, but...Heckerling hasn’t been afraid to replace and refresh much of the dialogue...And Heckerling’s lyrics, which ought to feel tacky...tend to work as silly satire...This musical gets the satire exactly right...The musical pulls 90s teens’ music under that wide net and it’s just enough new bite to make the enterprise worthwhile.”
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“’Clueless’ includes a nod to today’s activist sentiments, without political overtones...The element that hasn’t strayed too much, if at all, from the movie is the dialog. A lot of it is identical...What saves, and makes, ‘Clueless’ the musical from being a rehash of a who cares teenage privilege movie, into a fun nostalgic evening, is what they’ve done with the music. It took me a couple of songs to catch on, but the music is all iconic songs from the 90’s with rewritten lyrics."
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“Directed with frenetic energy...Cher would fit better over at North Shore High hanging out with the ‘Mean girls’. She wouldn’t be as charming and funny...But as played by...Cameron, she’s basically just a spoiled brat who really isn’t all that likable or kind. She’s definitely not rad enough to drag this cringe-worthy musical out of its messy by the books wordplay of nonsense...Forcing some pretty ridiculous lyrics to be sandwiched into the classic sounds.”
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"Director Kristin Hanggi and choreographer Kelly Devine match the ‘90s pop energy with every staging trick in the book and the effect is undeniably exhilarating...Heckerling’s collaborators ultimately bring a fresher energy to the table than she does, slotting in little touches when they can...For the most part, this is the movie on stage, presented in a truly enjoyable package. That’s more than enough in the moment, but it leaves a poor aftertaste."
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"The show may turn out to be the launching pad for the next great musical theater star: Disney Channel favorite Dove Cameron (who first made an impression on me as Amber von Tussle in NBC's 'Hairspray Live!') is everything you'd want and more as spoiled yet sweet rich kid Cher Horowitz. She's got amazing pipes, superb comic chops and looks fabulous in every one of Amy Clark's dazzling designer-inspired costumes. She's definitely got the Gucci game going on."
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"Cameron's…well-honed perfection as a looker, singer, dancer, and actress lacks Silverstone's spontaneous believability…There's simply too much nonstop, high-energy going on in the music and the acrobatic…choreography…Comic subtlety is abandoned in favor of a relentlessly insistent drive for mile-a-minute entertainment. Heckerling's…filmscript structure makes it difficult to sustain interest in the…shenanigans for the full two and a quarter hours."
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