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The show was wonderful, not a dull moment, thoroughly enjoyed it. A must see. The
story, the songs and African dance just amazing.
I would 100% recommend it and every seat in the theater was a good seat.
Julie van Kessel from Toronto, Ontario
JUST "WOW"
This was epic! Garth Drabinsky dug deep to bring this multifaceted story to life. The music,
the scenery, the choreography, the vocals, the costumes ... It was so deep, rich and
breathtaking!!! I have not seen anything comparable to this since Phantom of The Opera.
It is truly epic.
If you are in TO, you would be very remiss to lose out on visiting the historical Elgin
Theatre.
This is not an ideal show for kids under Grade 7. There is some pretty mature content and
much of the music is quite sophisticated.
There are lots of great restaurants near by. Fran's is great for midnight comfort food. The
Pantages Hotel is great for apres theatre libations. We typically go to Baton Rouge while in
that area and have never been disappointed. Hard Rock Cafe is just up the street as well.
from Toronto, Ontario
SURPRISED AND BLOWN AWAY!
I received free tickets through work and decided to bring my musically inclined
brother with me to the opening night of previews. We knew nothing about the show
and were a little bit skeptical. Well, we had no reason to be. Both of us are
seasoned theatre goers, having seen a number of musicals in both Toronto and on
Broadway. This absolutely blew us away. My brother said it's his favourite musical so
far. The story is rich, the music and choreography were phenomenal, and the
production itself was unique and every thoughtful. It hit every range of emotion, and
there wasn't a dull moment. Victoria Clark stole the show, but her young student
played by Jordan Barrow was very impressive as well. There was so much talent on
that stage, it would have been hard to stand out, but he did an amazing job -
particularly for someone so young. Definitely go and see this musical!
Joey Schooley from Elgin Theatre Toronto, Ontario
SOUSATSKA THE MUSICAL
As a Toronto actor and somewhat musical, I can speak to this musical from many
angles, and from every angle, it's a stunning tour de force!
From a great script to melodious tunes, fabulous costume design and exquisite
backdrops with special effects, this play is destined to be a mega hit on BROADWAY
and everywhere it goes!
BRAVO Mr. Drabinsky.
As far as venues go, the ELGIN theatre is a premier venue worthy of any show!
This is a 5 star performance! suitable for all ages. My congratulations to everyone
involved.
Ronald H. from Toronto, Ontario
MOVING MUSICAL
This afternoon I thoroughly enjoyed a preview performance of
Garth Drabinsky's production of Sousatzka, featuring the strong
vocals of and moving performances by Victoria Clark as Madame
Sousatzka and Judy Kaye as the Countess, both refugees from
the holocaust and Poland. Jordan Barrow was totally believable
as the Soweto refugee pianist prodigy Themba, supported well
by the powerful voice of Ryan Allen as his father and by Montego
Glover as his mother. John Hillner was comically delightful as a
former vaudevillian, and Erin LeCroy poignant as the young
Sousatzka. The juxtaposition of Apartheid and Nazi fascism was
fascinating. The choreography by Graciela Daniele was
wonderful, and the dancers performed with precision and
vigour. I wondered if the stranger visit should come before the
Royal Hall piano performance for a final scene, but I imagine the
work is still in progress. Great afternoon!
from Toronto, Ontario
AMAZING, EXCEPT...
Everything stellar but one notable exception: the music by David Shire. Unfortunately just
didn't serve the rest of this phenomenal Garth Drabinsky production. Some numbers were
also under-orchestrated but from what I read in the New York Post that was probably a
contractual issue. I'll do them for free, Garth, if you're reading this; I love the story and what
you've done to bring it to stage, just think it needs some music repairs! All other production
elements were solid, especially the use of projections and moving elements. Really a great
story and well told since I hadn't seen the movie or the book. Congrats! Yes, everybody
adolescent and older should see this.
Thomas from Toronto, Ontario
POTENTIAL DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
Ambitious and moving, but could use some careful trimming to become leaner and
tighter, On the plus side, it achieves its emotional goals: yes, the audience was
completely wrecked at the end of the first act, after an incredibly powerful,
restrained but artistically defensible treatment of horrifyingly real subject matter.
But there's a lot of fat in between to be trimmed. Musically, the world beat stuff is
amazing, the more conventional lyrical Broadway pieces are very good, the classical
fugues are decent, but the modernistic 1980s pop/disco stuff doesn't work (and I
actually like that kind of stuff). A fair bit of that from the first act could be excised,
and maybe an expository number from the second as well. The best thing about this
is it makes me want to see the show again after its official opening on Broadway.
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