I do regret, though, that such a tunefully original score may never find funding simply because Disney Inc. has dibbs on the title and a large and insensitive legal department. I was particularly glad to see this engaging show tonight because it renewed my faith in theater after the disastrous turkey I attended Saturday night.
Good shows can do that, though the memories of such a gobbling horror are hard to repress.
Now, I make it a rule not to review shows I don't like, even though I bend it from time to time, and I have seen some bad shows this year. Usually, I don't review such shows. Sometimes, certainly if asked, I'll send a private note to the director outlining what I clearly explain is my own, possibly incorrect, opinion about the show. But the people who make theater are usually much more aware of their shortcomings than I could ever be, and don't need a public pillory. And in point of fact the violin solo compositions, used to cover the many interminable set-changes, were very well played and constituted the only pleasant experiences of the entire evening.