Forty years later, both halves of that verdict are even truer.
Thats not a criticism, entirely.
Its a mighty Mississippi of fun.
Credit: Joan Marcus
The cast notably lead Steven Pasquale and scene-stealing supporting player Leslie Kritzer, but really everyone is spectacular.
But Timbers has also stripped out whatever darkness and complexity Uhrys script once contained.
By the end, Lockhart is honest and rich, and happily married to Rosamund.
Pasquale, as Lockhart, is handsome and charismatic, raffish but rakish, and sings beautifully.
Menace is absent here.
Thats an interesting point in this presidential season, and also one thats left unmade.
But that man-shticking seems an accidental effect of theatrical exuberance, not a conscious choice.
This is designed as a good time, nothing more.
Indeed, the most interesting angle is a new one, and perhaps also accidental.
(At least, if youre not a woman in a sack.)
