The Bridges of Madison County London Reviews and Tickets
Critic Reviews (9)
...while always watchable, it often feels like the only spark in ‘Madison County’ is the one between Russell and Baker-Duly. Which is important, but it lacks magic elsewhere.'
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Everyone’s emotional investment is plain but the pay-off is nugatory...Finally there’s no bridging the yawning gap between the show’s aspirations to soulful intensity and its so-so, nondescript personality.'
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A warm, wry, richly textured performance from Jenna Russell is pretty much the only saving grace in this flaccid and grimly sentimental Broadway musical.'
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Sober musical take on tale of late-flowering love...With two excellent lead performances at its heart, Trevor Nunn’s production of the musical version of the bestselling love story is focused and honest.'
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The Bridges of Madison County is a so-so sentimental novel...now...a so-so slushy musical, directed by Trevor Nunn with enough glacial slowness to stop a heat wave.'
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A note-perfect Jenna Russell gives a genius performance...Jason Robert Brown’s musical take on this beloved story is beautifully orchestrated and occasionally sublime.'
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Iowan romance fizzles...Trevor Nunn's busy production competes with Jason Robert Brown's exquisite score...When the staging is simpler and freer, the actors – and the work – shine.'
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...a good cast and some lovely harmonies are not enough to save this. I felt sorry for Russell and Baker-Duly as they tried to power the entire production with their small spark of romance.'
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