Yesterday afternoon, David and I made our way to the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Broadway to attend the matinee performance of the new revival musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. As you may know, this new production of the show stars Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe (who previously made his Broadway debut [...]
Yesterday afternoon, David and I made our way to the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Broadway to attend the matinee performance of the new revival musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. As you may know, this new production of the show stars Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe (who previously made his Broadway debut in the play Equus back in 2008). Ever since the show opened late last month, I’ve been anxiously awaiting my chance to see the show and yesterday was the day. Not only was it a full-blown show-tunes funfest but Radcliffe‘s exuberant excitement made the show an absolute delight to watch!
I loved everything about the show … the staging, the production, the choreography and of course the casting. While it’s true that Daniel Radcliffe isn’t the best singer on Broadway, his enthusiasm on stage is impossible not to love. You can tell that he relishes every moment he gets to perform on stage … and it really makes the show even better. John Larroquette is the other big name in the show and he, too, is fantastic. If you want a show that will wow you with it’s musical numbers, this is the one to see:
Even tho some of the songs may not be all that fantastic (I am referring to the “coffee break” song), the choreography and staging more than makes up for the song’s shortcomings. More than a few times, the musical numbers are so big and fun that you almost want to jump out of your seat to applaud (in this instance, I’m referring to the “football” dance number near the end of Act I and the “board meeting” number near the end of Act II). If I have one complaint, it would be a bit with the story subject matter. How to Succeed is set during a time period in our country when men make all the money and women are expected to take care of the home. While Dan Rad‘s character — J. Pierrepont Finch — is hellbent on clawing his way to the top of the business world, the lead female character — Rosemary Pilkington (played by Rose Hemingway) — is only interested in nabbing Finch as her husband so that she can quit her job as a secretary and stay home to cook his meals. There is a song where all of the secretaries refer to Rosemary as their Cinderella and they actually pray for her to get married so they can live vicariously thru her! Again, the time period is largely responsible for the tone of the story but I really couldn’t help but cringe every time the women in the show were praying for a marriage proposal. BUT, as I said, that is really the only thing I didn’t like about the show. The sets were so cool, very retro-looking … How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is truly a fun show to see. This is a show I would heartily recommend to anyone … it may be the biggest hit on Broadway right now.
I loved it, you may too :D
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