"...an unrevivable show with a score of some quality delivered by a skilled cast in a sleek tab production that gives us a sense of what the original was like. Musical theatre fans will pounce, keeping the theatre packed for this attraction's brief run. "
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“These ’Golden Rainbow’ possesses in happy abundance, and, aided by a splendid troupe in various supporting roles - kept me smiling pretty constantly, even through the wince-worthy second-act infelicities. ”
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The 1968 musical "Golden Rainbow" (the show that gave us the song sensation “I’ve Gotta Be Me”) was so identified with its stars Steve Lawrence and Edie Gormé that it has not been seen in 55 years. When it was suggested to composer/lyricist Walter Marks that he revisit the show, he found it had so much material created specifically for the Lawrences that it was no longer revivable. Instead he has written a new version of the original book by the late Ernest Kinoy (his collaborator on the Broadway musical "Bajour") as well as five new songs. The results are a small but appealing musical comedy with a terrific jazzy score as directed and choreographed by Stuart Ross.
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“What this ‘Golden Rainbow’ has going for it is Benjamin Pajak, a child so mature in years that he makes Ally a fully three-dimensional character, even though he’s written in a stock fashion. What Pajak does, mostly with the script on a music stand, is a wonder.”
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