Critical Reaction
Critical Reaction
"Wake up and smell the mai tais, New York. Las Vegas has come calling on you. And it's on such good behavior, you'd be a churl not to embrace it as if it were a long-lost sibling."
– The New York Times
"Jason Robert Brown (a Tony winner last year for The Bridges of Madison County) deserves huzzahs for making the kicky musical cocktail of catchy melodies and clever lyrics that drive this show. The songs smartly change tempo and tone, shifting from classic showtunes to jazzy stylings to island breeziness as the action moves from New York to Nevada to Hawaii."
– New York Daily News
"The numerous standing ovations for this one-off event attest that London is crying out for a full production."
– Broadway World UK
"The London Musical Theatre Orchestra seems to be going from strength to strength, and this concert presentation of Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Bergman’s has raised their bar even higher... All in all, it was a very satisfying Sunday night at the London Palladium – an absolute joy to see a finely-assembled Broadway musical..."
– London Theatre