An American in Paris is a dance musical with grace, grit and Gershwin: a winning combination if ever there was one.
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What the show does to perfection (besides airing music that’s steeped to its marrow with a jazz-age joie de vivre) is capture the hard-to-take-in beauty of Paris and reverie of youth.
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An American in Paris is unlike any other musical on the London stage: sumptuously beautiful and heartfelt, it has a romantic pizzazz all of its own.
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Christopher Wheeldon’s superb show is a riot of colour and movement, with irresistible dance routines and a wealth of Gershwin classics.
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The result is a sophisticated-looking musical that radiates good taste and good intentions, but doesn’t really catch fire.
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As grand escapism, An American in Paris – a Broadway adaptation of a Hollywood movie-musical – is superb, despite its attempts to introduce a little darkness to the 1951 original.
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Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris is a whirl of colour and imagery, a fantasy Paris rooted to a specific historical moment.
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This lavish, romantic show blends ballet and musical theatre — to frequently gorgeous effect.
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