Broadway Stars Broadway Stars

When the script doesn't live up to the staging by Mark Lawson

Four recent shows show how design razzmatazz can charm the senses " and also draw attention to holes in the writingIn cinema, the term "high production values" has long been code for the sort of film in which visual style or special effects triumph over substance. But several theatre productions have left me concerned that the phenomenon of throwing talent and money at scripts that don't merit the effort and expense …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AM on July 5, 2013

« Back to BroadwayStars