42nd Street: The Musical
Published September 8, 2024
Film info
- Title 42nd Street: The Musical
- Director Ross MacGibbon
- Year 2019
- Run time 2hrs 12m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline Listen to the lullaby of Broadway
The story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:35 | The power this guy has to make a whole crowd of dancers do whatever he wants. |
| 14:27 | Bonnie Langford is so good. |
| 17:12 | Dancing with a shadow is clever. |
| 20:07 | “No thanks, I’m looking for a mouthful, not an earful.” |
| 38:26 | Hired killers, this has taken a turn I wasn’t expecting. |
| 45:28 | Impressive use of a big mirror. |
| 52:14 | “Is it me or is she getting harder to love?” Haha. |
| 1:04:48 | Not sure if it’s intentional or not but there’s not a lot of diversity in these chorus lines. |
| 1:12:46 | I do like the staging of this. The celebrity squares style lights are fun. |
| 1:14:26 | “She’s young, kids can do anything.” |
| 1:30:48 | I vaguely know this Quarter to Nine song, I think. |
| 1:38:12 | Show within a show is the best way to have tap-dance numbers, as it really would be weird to just start tapping in the middle of a conversation. |
| 1:56:15 | Yay for choosing the chorus party instead of the Ritz! |
| 1:58:38 | She’s so sweaty from all that dancing. |
| 2:01:24 | Even bowing in formation, very impressive. |
Thoughts
I’ve not seen this musical before but I knew a lot of the songs going into it, they are musical classics after all. It was an interesting watch, although I thought ultimately it was quite light on plot. But it’s fun to be behind the scenes of the theatre, and so much brilliant tap dancing it was a joy to behold. Bonnie Langford is fab, and I was very impressed with Clare Halse. Not one I’d particularly seek out again but I’m glad to have ticked it off the musicals list.
Rating: 3 / 5
