Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (760)
See it if you love a fun old-time classic broadway musical, with an incredible cast that looks like they're having the time of their lives.
Don't see it if you don't like thin storylines with lots of song and dance.
See it if You enjoy old fashioned song and dance and want to enjoy what B'Way used to be
Don't see it if You prefer substance or depth to a play
See it if like me, you are a sucker for great tap dancing, gorgeous singing and old fashioned love story.
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See it if You like old fashion musicals, really if you like musicals at all you should see this show.
Don't see it if If you don't like music
See it if you like great entertainment
Don't see it if you're expecting an engrossing book
See it if You want a fun, old school musical with amazing singing and dancing.
Don't see it if You don't like fun!
See it if You want to sit back and be entertained with oldie music and great dancing with a few show stopper numbers. Just sit back and enjoy
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See it if You like classic, traditional musicals.
Don't see it if You want to see imitations of Fred Astaire or Bing Crosby.
Critic Reviews (59)
"This production of 'Holiday Inn' is an instant classic. If you're expecting perfection, this is not your show. 'Holiday Inn' is all about the fun...Even as a formulaic musical comedy, 'Holiday Inn' fulfills the smile quota...Pinkham is a magnificent leading man. Pinkham’s charisma carried the show. Opposite Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer is delightful...Broadway always needs a show that will do nothing short of entertain. 'Holiday Inn' is that show this season."
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"It plays like it was clacked out on a Remington manual typewriter. If you can endure the easily resolved conflicts among this stageful of two-dimensional characters, you’ll be treated to a ripe earful of the Great American Songbook, a physical production seemingly conceived for Technicolor cameras, and an exuberant series of production numbers, at least two of them show-stoppers. Does it add up to an evening’s entertainment? It did for me."
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"For those hoping that the Roundabout had ambitions more challenging than perky audience bait to compete with the other moneymaking holiday offerings, well, hope elsewhere. On the other hand, the show does have some first-rate principals, including Bryce Pinkham in Crosby’s singing role and Corbin Bleu in Astaire’s dancing part...If walls had ears, what would Studio 54 make of this hokey, wholesome new occupant? If the walls had eyes, I suspect they would roll."
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"'Holiday Inn' is cheerful, cosy and just occasionally cheesy stuff. It’s an amiable family show full of warm-hearted sincerity and resolutely old-fashioned values...Director Gordon Greenberg has co-written the knowingly affectionate book with Chad Hodge, and allows choreographer Denis Jones to showcase some pretty nifty tap routines...Though most of the large ensemble are playing walking cliches, it is done with effortless skill."
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"The show is indeed old-fashioned — but in a very pleasant way. It doesn't poke smug fun at itself, or, at the other end of the attitude spectrum, pretend with a straight face that tastes haven't changed in 75 years. Rather, it takes an appealing middle ground...Though 'Holiday Inn' might be a musical constructed according to a formula, it's a winning example of the type. Forgettable, perhaps, but fun while you're watching it."
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"Book yourself into 'Holiday Inn' just to see the pyrotechnics when tap whiz Corbin Bleu dances around, dodging faux explosives that are snapping at his feet. The 'High School Musical' star breathes into it new life...'Holiday Inn' is a lovely excuse to get lost in the Berlin chestnuts, particularly as they’ve been reimagined by choreographer Jones. The new story sometimes tries too hard to be charming and old-fashioned, but overall 'Holiday Inn' is a satisfying autumn offering."
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"Director Greenberg presents the Berlin songbook with a glow of romance and spice of fun...Pinkham adds charm and smooth tenor tones, lending a shy sexiness to Jim, but Corbin Bleu, as a self-involved, high-octane dancer, does not lend much personality or depth to his thinly sketched part...Greenberg and Hodge’s book is slight, but the performances, the music and the production are unpretentious, bright and fun. 'Holiday Inn' is old-fashioned fun any time of the year."
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"It’s a show filled with the old-time virtues of old-time Broadway musical comedy. Nothing groundbreaking, provocative, intense or jolting. Just sit back and enjoy...The real strength of the show, as you might expect, though, lies in the Berlin hit parade...The plentiful choreography by Denis Jones often pumps them up to near show-stopping glory...True, the Jim-Linda romance never really sizzles with passion. However, those Berlin tunes provide all the romance you could want."
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