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Okay, heres an idea.
Or, can we commissionthese kids?
Give them a year or two of workshops and I feel like theyd give usFury Road: The Musical.
Almost exactly a year ago, we gotPretty Woman.Now weve gotTootsie.
(What have we learned in between?
Apparently that its even more exciting when themanis wearing the red sequined dress!)
Under Scott Elliss big-lick-y direction, the show reads like an old-school Broadway extravaganza full of 2019 flag-waving.
The meta-er, the merrier.
Yes, we know hes going to learn his lesson.
Despite its razzle-dazzle,Tootsiefeels empty at the center.
It could be sung by anyone having a tough time.
Im thinking all new costumes 50s!
(He ends up falling for Dorothy offstage too.)
Its all funny and fluffy enough, but underneath the comedy is an unacknowledged reality thats downright dismal.
The idea that mouthy, willful Michael would somehow bemorelistened to after putting on a dress feels demonstrably ludicrous.
And when he finally gets around to his great awakening, the moment seems practiced and unearned.
Dorothy, Michael tells Jeff, would voice her opinion, then be called hysterical.
Yes, those are real things women deal with, but we havent really watched Michael process them.
We came to see him wear a dress.
Character-wise, the most refreshing thing aboutTootsieis its supporting players.
She tips her hat to Teri Garrs irresistible film performance while making the role undeniably her own.
Just a little snarkier, and with more F-bombs.
Would anyone else rhyme Its good to see ya!
with Scalia or Im trying to be more holy with Im reading Eckhart Tolle?
Its a little flip, a little fast, a little, Yeah yeah yeah, Igetit already.
But he doesnt, not really.
Tootsieis at the Marquis Theatre.
