Fabulous! The QUEEN of New Musical Comedies NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (3)
See it if You want a hilarious comedy that's a sendup of "Anything Goes" in drag. Really the perfectly fluffy good time.
Don't see it if You want something serious, and don't enjoy characters who are caricatures.
See it if like colorful productions
Don't see it if you like more substance to your theater
See it if You like glam
Don't see it if You dislike glam
Critic Reviews (9)
"A delightfully fun adventure awaits you with a cast that entertains from curtain rise to its truly fabulous grand finale. The premise is risible and works with its magnificent charm and talent that hits every note through synergy and lighthearted tomfoolery. Fellow zany passengers, a hilarious story-line, strong musical flair and laughs that keep coming make for a sure you don't want to pass you by."
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“''Fabulous!' piles such silliness upon silliness that it’s almost impossible not to sit there for more than two hours with a stupid grin. Some of the songs aren’t great. Some of the voices are off key, maybe deliberately. But Rick Hamilton has directed with a sublime sense of goofy innocence that fits this second-floor Times Square theater just perfectly."
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"'Fabulous!' is a big, corny, messy, shabby, silly queen of a show, and it’s often a lot of fun...It is unabashedly nostalgic for a bygone time when Broadway musicals asked you only to check your cares and your brain at the door...Best not to think about the twists that ensue in the overlong plot, and just give yourself up to the familiar zip of Michael Rheault’s melodies, the daffy spirit of musical comedy and the kick of watching twinky sailors girly-man the decks."
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"'Fabulous', a slightly confused parody/pastiche musical is good natured, energetic and lots of fun...A lot of suspension of disbelief—and good sense—is necessary to enjoy the hijinks of 'Fabulous'...The production is sweetly second rate."
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"You have to give it points for its optimism and energy. Its execution however, leaves a bit to be desired.. We keep meeting more and more characters as the plot advances little, all of this making for a show that’s certainly filled with jokes and insanity, but lacks in profundity...'Fabulous!' was trying hard to please everyone but in the process just like its characters it forgot to come up with an identity."
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"While 'Fabulous!' may not be breaking ground in the genre, it is most certainly a guilty pleasure worth seeing...For a fun homage to the old days of musical comedy, 'Fabulous!' offers a refreshing evening of light-hearted fun, plenty of laughs and more sequins than a Cher concert."
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"'Fabulous!' is a silly, over-the-top trifle...Yet it's so zany, the cast so sincere and the four dancers toe-tapping their hearts out, 'Fabulous!' registers a kooky charm all its own. There are some sweet songs and the bar even offers some Fabulous! cocktails."
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"Madcap, yes, but witty? Not so much...'Fabulous!' is aimed as a salute to the Golden Age of Broadway but feels more like slapdash, overworked silliness. Not a total shipwreck, thanks to some catchy, if derivative, tunes...The fun-loving cast makes Fabulous! The Queen of New Musical Comedies, not fabulous but, in its own way, fun."
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