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Review - A Tale of Two Cities - The Best of Times? No. But Not the Worst Either

New York Times

Revolution (and Love) on Their Minds
This lumpish musical adaptation of the beloved Charles Dickens novel is one of those unfortunate shows that are neither witty in themselves nor able to inspire wit in others.

New York Daily News

Nothing revolutionary about 'A Tale of Two Cities'
In "Les Miserables," a fervent cry goes out for "one day more!" The creators and cast of "A Tale of Two Cities," which opened Thursday night, have taken th...

amNY

'Tale of Two Cities' features James Barbour and little else
The pre-Broadway buzz surrounding "A Tale of Two Cities" had nothing to do with Charles Dickens.

Newsday

Winer: "Two Cities" musical is not the best, nor the worst

New York Post

It should be far, far better
It was the worst of times . . . and the worst of times. Who knew how eagerly I'd await Sydney Carton's closing words, "It's a far, far better thing that I do . . . "

New York Sun

Decent Melodies, Bad Wigs: 'A Tale of Two Cities'
Who says you can't walk out of a Broadway musical humming the score anymore? My subway ride home from "A Tale of Two Cities" was filled with fond musical memories, as stirring martial songs of revolution jostled for primacy with plaintive laments sung…

New York Journal-News

Waiting for the best of times
Neither Jill Santoriello's musical talent nor her lyric-writing skills are really up to the task of bringing "A Tale of Two Cities" to a Broadway that has moved on from "Les Miserables" and its ilk.

ny1

NY1 Theater Review: “A Tale Of Two Cities”

Star-Ledger

Oft-told 'Tale' arrives as musical
Neither the best nor the worst of Broadway times, "A Tale of Two Cities" is a workmanlike but uninspired musical version of Charles Dickens' novel spun from the French Revolution.

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