See it if you want to see a Broadway show at off Broadway prices
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See it if you love great musicals and truly enjoy superb acting, singing and a wonderfully fun and creative staging. I love it all and left so happy.
Don't see it if you don't like long musicals and not interested in real life stories of fascinating, fun and vital people who changed the world.
See it if you like musicals and you want to be entertained.
Don't see it if you do not like small stages. Read more
See it if You want an updated and relevant reworking of an "old fashioned" show. Exceptionally talented cast led by Beth Malone. I loved it.
Don't see it if You don't like updated musicals
See it if you like old school musicals with an incredible cast and an inspiring storyline.
Don't see it if you want a modern, contemporary show.
See it if You want to see great performances/singing especially by Beth Malone. Neat sets on a tight budget. A true story told in dance and song.
Don't see it if True stories aren’t your thing. If you want to see a fun show off the beaten path. Colorblind casting.
See it if You have a positive world view. The performances (esp. Ms. Malone’s) are all first rate. This “revisal” gives us the best of the original!
Don't see it if are unhappy with travel to far reaches of Manhattan.
See it if you like "old-fashioned" musicals or shows based on historic people (I love both!): this was a real treat with incredible singing & dancing!
Don't see it if you are not interested in the life of Molly Brown and are willing to miss a show which gives the feeling of being performed on Broadway. Read more
"‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’ Has Its Ups and Ups: A 'revisal' of a Meredith Willson musical has a strong female lead who doesn’t quit, and her unrelenting energy makes for a static production."
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3/5 Stars "A feminist-forward revisal...Malone...is enchanting...The book scenes often feel sluggish. You wait impatiently for Malone and the talented company to start singing and dancing again. When they do, this new 'Molly Brown' doesn’t just sail, it soars."
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"Lifeboats and Lifelines: Two Musicals Make the Case for Not Giving Up"
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"'The Unsinkable Molly Brown': Females Are Strong as Hell"
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"Beth Malone Grandly Skippers New Progressive-Minded Musical Vaguely Resembling 'THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN'"
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"It is now the most conscientious musical you've ever seen…an enormous amount of effort, some of it effective, has been expended on a show that might not really merit so much loving attention."
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"It pales in comparison with the composer/lyricist's near-perfect 'The Music Man.' Sadly, the 2020 version, which should be called 'Willson and Scanlan's The Unsinkable Molly Brown,' no matter how fervently it persists, does not raise the show in artistic merit."
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4/5 Stars. "The Meredith Willson musical has been completely retooled, but its old-fashioned charms are still very much intact."
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