Review: JACK'S BACK by Martin Denton
Jack's Back is a musical comedy about Jack the Ripper. You read that right: it's a comedy and not even particularly a dark one--it's meant to be a merry yarn, sort of an amalgam of The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Oliver! crossed with Some Like It Hot, with just a touch of Sweeney Todd thrown in for good measure. So many antecedents may, like too many cooks, spoil the broth: there are serious tonal problems here, as th…