"Any January blues you may have will immediately disappear during this delightfully easy-breezy entertainment...The stories seem occasionally a bit exaggerated, and the chronology is a bit jumbled, but he spins his yarns with such enthusiasm it doesn’t matter...what is best in some ways about the show is that Hines willingly shares the stage – and even gives the spotlight over – to some spectacular young talent."
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"Mr. Hines's revue...breaks no new ground and is like many others of its type, but it's consistently entertaining and its star is loaded with talent and good will...Mr. Hines actually spends more time singing than tapping, getting the most out of his not especially memorable voice by excellent phrasing and the expressive use of gestures and classy body movements...'Maurice Hines Tappin’ Thru Life' will have you tappin’ your toes, boppin’ your head, and singin’ along."
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"Hines can still deliver a battery of appealing tap steps, but for the really heavy stuff, he has the dazzling Manzeri Brothers, plus a younger set consisting of sisters, all of whom can ignite and audience...At the close on the night I attended, many in the process of departing up the aisles stopped in their tracks as the band played on, regaling the audience with a new barrage of solos and ensemble work. Those who had left don’t know what they missed. Take the hint."
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"The show is basically a cabaret act disguised as a musical memoir…This 90-minute revue is a link to those days when performers considered it a priority to give the audience a good time. Still, this isn't a show for everyone. People looking for an edgy evening or some sense of where musical theater is headed should look elsewhere. But others will, like me, enjoy this trip back to the past."
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"Hines proves a charming presence…It's not just the celebrities or anecdotes Hines invokes. The beauty of this show is the song-and-dance numbers selected to punctuate his singular life…What's most wonderful about 'Tappin' Thru Life' is the joy Hines gets in retelling his career. His humor and warmth are infectious...The show is a celebration of tap, as well as a time and place in American history when true giants ruled the entertainment business."
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"This show may not be more than a gussied up Las Vegas styled lounge act, but its centerpiece Maurice Hines is a consummate song and dance man, an entertainer with a winning personality and an incomparable style that harks back to an era that has sadly disappeared...The band stand and setting gives the show a sense that we are back at the fabled Paramount Theatre on Broadway. A really good feeling for a really good show."
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"At age 72, Maurice Hines radiates an impeccable showmanship that makes his Off-Broadway autobiographical show a non-stop pleasure. The production offers generous helpings of Hines’ skilled, nimble dancing, expressive jazz singing and his warm and ingratiating personality, as he skips blithely over his life and his career…The narrative, written by Hines, stays pretty much on the surface…Nevertheless, the show has a goodly share of emotional moments."
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"Directed with smoothness by Jeff Calhoun. Oftentimes resembles the sort of loosely constructed one-man performance one might find in a cabaret venue...Further setting the show apart from cabaret is Hines’ backing, not just some small three to five piece combo, but a thrillingly brassy nine-piece ensemble...Ultimately, the headliner needs only his innate charm to capture audiences’ hearts, but for any holdouts, these other dancers cinch the deal."
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