| re: SF Chronicle review of "Galileo" with Esparza | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 01:40 pm EDT 05/17/24 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 01:34 pm EDT 05/17/24 | |
| In reply to: re: SF Chronicle review of "Galileo" with Esparza - Delvino 11:14 am EDT 05/17/24 | |
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| From Jay Barmann's review of ''Galileo'' in SFist: ''Rock musicals are particular beasts, with some like 'Rent' and 'Spring Awakening' celebrated as innovative additions to the canon, and others like 'Chess' and 'Raisin' relegated to novelty status and all but forgotten.'' ''Chess'' has a big fan following and seems to get done as a concert a lot. Often a topic of revival, ''Chess'' is far from ''forgotten.'' Granted, I'd agree ''Raisin'' has been largely ''forgotten,'' but from the songs I've heard, I'd hardly consider it a ''rock musical.'' That said, I'm largely on the same page as the S.F. Chronicle (Lily Janiak) and SFist reviews. Raul Esparza, a 4-time Tony nominee, and Jeremy Kushnier, who once led ''Footloose,'' are terrific, respectively, as Galileo and Bishop Maffeo Barberini. They bring such passion and powerhouse pipes to their roles, so the fault in ''Galileo'' is not in its stars. Maybe it's my familiarity with Galileo's real-life story or having seen a couple of other shows about this astromer, but the plot seemed to plod along predictably. The Act II opener, ''The Power and the Glory,'' was a catchy crowd-pleaser, but much of the score sounded similar (on first hearing). And Kevin Adams' flashy neon lighting seemed to evoke more Vegas prettily than Italy. |
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