Golden Rainbow NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (18)
See it if you want to see a well done "reading" of a terrific show.I have loved Golden Rainbow forever.And Musicals in Mufti is a great company.
Don't see it if you only want full sets and costumes.This is a delightful production.Everyone is really off-book.The talent on that stage will blow you away
See it if you’re curious about a 1968 musical that ran for a year but has never been revived. Turns out its obscurity is not deserved.
Don't see it if you insist on perfection in your musicals. Golden Raunbow may not be perfect but it sure is entertaining, funny and touching. Read more
See it if Chance to see a solid, wonderful musical-- the kind they don't write anymore. Expertly crafted music and marvelous performances.
Don't see it if A little old fashioned and predictable but the poignancy of the story comes together in the end. Not a fully staged production
See it if a delightful, jazzy score sung very well by a talented ensemble.
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See it if you want to see an old-fashioned musical performed by a terrific cast led by Max Von Essen, Mara Davi, Robert Cuccioli, Benjamin Pajak.
Don't see it if you need a big cast (only 11) and a big orchestra. The small band sounded great. So glad Muftis are back.
See it if Great staging casting and singing of a lesser know musical..MaxVan Essen, Mara Davi and Benjamen Pajack shine😾Bob. Cucioli also divine.
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See it if You’d love to see a long-lost gem of a show with a terrific, Rat Pack-styled score, sung by a cast of top Broadway talent.
Don't see it if You dislike shows that have rushed endings — everyone falls in love and all the problems are solved! (But who cares? This show is adorable!)
See it if A first-rate "concert-style" staged reading of an entertaining (if flawed) show. All the performances are terrific, especially the leads.
Don't see it if The book and premise are quite dated and uneven, but the strengths of the cast (and most of the score) won me over.
Critic Reviews (4)
"...an unrevivable show with a score of some quality delivered by a skilled cast in a sleek tab production that gives us a sense of what the original was like. Musical theatre fans will pounce, keeping the theatre packed for this attraction's brief run. "
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“These ’Golden Rainbow’ possesses in happy abundance, and, aided by a splendid troupe in various supporting roles - kept me smiling pretty constantly, even through the wince-worthy second-act infelicities. ”
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The 1968 musical "Golden Rainbow" (the show that gave us the song sensation “I’ve Gotta Be Me”) was so identified with its stars Steve Lawrence and Edie Gormé that it has not been seen in 55 years. When it was suggested to composer/lyricist Walter Marks that he revisit the show, he found it had so much material created specifically for the Lawrences that it was no longer revivable. Instead he has written a new version of the original book by the late Ernest Kinoy (his collaborator on the Broadway musical "Bajour") as well as five new songs. The results are a small but appealing musical comedy with a terrific jazzy score as directed and choreographed by Stuart Ross.
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“What this ‘Golden Rainbow’ has going for it is Benjamin Pajak, a child so mature in years that he makes Ally a fully three-dimensional character, even though he’s written in a stock fashion. What Pajak does, mostly with the script on a music stand, is a wonder.”
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