“The memoir did not offer much by way of introspection on the subject, but there were glimpses into a personality that appears more complicated, darker even, than the one we get onstage.”
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“Rapp doesn't quite succeed in integrating his two throughlines, making ’Without You’ feel like two separate shows at once...Rapp's effortlessly affable persona, however, keeps 'Without You' largely entertaining nonetheless.“
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“This cabaret, directed by Steven Maler, is an odd mix of fan service and mawkish self-regard—we learn so little about his mother, we never even find out her name.”
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“ ‘Without You,’ smoothly directed by Steven Maler, allows Mr. Rapp to revisit the striking story behind the musical’s creation, but he also galvanizes the memory by performing some of its best-known songs.”
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“ ‘Without You’ is a supremely moving experience, and one that anyone who has loved and lost will relate to.”
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“It's an honest look back at a tumultuous time, a series of life-altering experiences packed into a few crowded, exhilarating, heartbreaking months.”
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“It’s an example of the sort of self-indulgence that prevents the 80-minute musical memoir from fully achieving its goal of transforming personal loss into art. Nevertheless, ’Without You’ should prove irresistible to fans of the performer and especially the show that jump-started his career.”
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“The reworked 2023 ‘Without You’ is a testament to his standing by this simultaneously joyful and grieving conviction.”
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