The big hit movie of the 1980's has found its' way back to the public conscience, this time in the form of a Broadway Musical. While the story and dialogue follow the movie script pretty accurately, it's the music that has been changed. Five of the original songs were kept, including "What A Feeling" and "Gloria" but most of the songs were especially written for the stage. It's the new songs, and there are many, where things tend to get bogged down. In fact, the show runs pretty long at nearly 2 hours 15 minutes plus intermission. Overall, I enjoyed the show. The dancers were good, the lead actress was adequate, and gave it her all, and she was pretty worn out by the last scene! Two friends of mine, who attend shows regularly, both dissed it terribly. Is it "The Lion King" caliber? Hardly. But, for a night on the town in Columbus. Not bad.
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