NEW YORK – Sweeney Todd at the Lunt Fontanne Theater is a whopper of a tale, and the charm of this musical the last two times I saw it was that it pulled me into this preposterous story.
Encores! Once Upon A Mattress – A Ton and a Half of Pure Joy with Sutton Foster is at the center, using her crystal voice. lungs of iron, comedic timing. Foster is a combination of Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball. In addition, her physical prowess might qualify her for any number of Olympic Events, starting with Moat Swimming.
In the Music Man, the handsome, urbane Jackman’s Harold Hill and lovely Sutton Foster were joyfully resplendent, bringing sunlit cheer to The Winter Garden
