This sorely lacking new production rains on the old musical’s parade.
It’s clear from the get-go that the burden of anticipation and showbiz lore has not been kind to this “Girl.”
Ticket-buyers are walking in forgivingly, with an understanding that we don’t expect any Broadway performer to match up to one of the greatest American vocalists of all time. Feldstein, however, barely muddles through the beloved songs. The best performed numbers are merely capable; the worst are awkward letdowns. In the spoken scenes, the jokes are pushed harder than a broken-down Hummer on a highway and few of them earn more than polite giggles.
The biographical show with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill and a book by Isobel Lennart tells how Fanny went from a talented, under-appreciated Brooklyn dreamer with a nagging mother to starring in the Ziegfeld Follies and then to international fame. She also falls in love with Nick Arnstein , who’s a discreet drinker and gambling addict.Karimloo is a serviceable actor, but a glorious singer.
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