See it if You like shows about teens in high school with a 90's soundtrack.
Don't see it if You don't like teen musicals with 90's music as a soundtrack.
See it if you know who Dove Cameron is and you want to see her on stage; great dance numbers are enough for you; you are a teenager
Don't see it if you want something profound; you don't like exaggerated high school characters
See it if you like exuberant musicals. Cast is young and fresh.Very talented and enthusiast.Choreo is terrific but it is all the same dance.No variety
Don't see it if you want something new. It's basically Mean Girls, but without Tina Fey's wit or the brilliant staging and choreo of that show.
See it if You love the movie or just anything from the 90s.
Don't see it if You dislike shows from movies or music from the 90s.
See it if you like Dove Cameron (although we saw the understudy, who was very good.) Also if you love the movie and can relate to that time period.
Don't see it if if you expect something original beyond the film. The music is fun, but mostly new lyrics to old songs.
See it if you loved the movie. Incorporates virtually intact all the humor of the film plus dance numbers / song. Teens, especially girls, love it.
Don't see it if you did not care for the movie. This does not break new ground.
See it if You want to see a fun show.
Don't see it if If you want to see a show with substance.
See it if You enjoy a high energy cast and get 90s music references.
Don't see it if You are a fan of the movie and expect the same level of chemistry and nuance - it feels rather flat and forced on stage.
“The best thing about ‘Clueless’ is that it sometimes reminds you what a fresh, flip delight the movie was and is...The road to dull is paved with Heckerling’s good intentions and her iffy follow through...Attempts to situate the action in the music are miss and hit...Most songs have nothing to do...Another show that seems diminished without its original star. Cameron is charming, but she lacks that ridiculous magnetism, which makes her smarts an open question and her stakes awfully low.”
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"The show’s big plus is the performance by Dove Cameron in the lead...The various plot threads are too thin to care much about, including the assorted relationships between Cher and friends and also with Josh,...The rest of the cast members fit neatly into the overall busy entourage. But despite all the show biz know-how and the especially entertaining Cameron, an avalanche of teenage vacuity may be more than some can take.”
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“The musical banks foremost on audience affection for the film, which withstands the test of time as most era-defining classics do. But unlike other popular teen movies recently adapted for the stage, ‘Clueless’ hasn’t undergone one of Cher’s transformative makeovers...Heckerling’s adaptation includes rewritten lyrics to a dozen-plus ‘90s hits that accommodate the story without feeling essential to it...Most unfortunately, the satire Heckerling so perfected in the movie has evaporated.”
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“Heckerling has tinkered around the edges of her screenplay...The actors themselves seem to be mimicking their on-screen counterparts. Even many of the musical numbers, come straight from the film’s soundtrack...‘Clueless’ is just as enjoyable as the film. Cameron lights up the stage as Cher...But the lack of new musical or dramatic material makes that achievement seem like an exercise in painting by numbers."
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“This musical version of...’Clueless’ is mostly just whack...Heckerling goes the jukebox musical route...While some of the tunes are played pretty much straight, most have had their lyrics radically reworked to fit into Heckerling’s storyline...The best of the new songs are cute, if random...But others come off as embarrassingly amateurish...All the elements that made Heckerling’s movie groundbreaking...here is watered down into the most generic of musical theater adaptations.”
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“A youthful revel, smartly and lovingly put together with a satiric edge, one that should satisfy the film’s legion of fans...With a jukebox of tunes, the music has a bouncy pop sound...Heckerling’s tangy writing...never dissolves into saccharine...The physical production is first-rate...’Clueless, the Musical’ may indeed be helpless when it comes to avoiding that sight feeling of redundancy. Still, it infatuates as a bright, expansive bubble of a musical.”
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“Though the familiar characters and central romance remain in Amy Heckerling’s musical adaptation of her hit 1995 film, ‘Clueless’, the nostalgia factor is undermined by contrived lyrics, heavy-handed direction, and some very odd design choices. It feels more like a parody rather than a homage. The production has a winking self-awareness that eats away at the original’s warm heart...A capable cast can’t save a tonally mismatched and awkwardly staged musical production."
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“Heckerling manages to perfectly capture the spirit, camp, humor, and vibe of the original. In an age of jukeboxes and adaptations, ‘Clueless’ stands out as expertly written, performed, designed, and executed...‘Clueless’ thrives on its camp, cult status, and nostalgia...Heckerling adapted the songs and wrote new lyrics...so they actually advance the plot and make sense for the characters...The musical is consistently hilarious in ways that both mimic the film and somehow feel fresh.”
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