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February 11, 2009 additions:

Edge Los Angeles

Minsky’s
"Minsky’s" harkens back to the fun musicals of the past... but is it as much fun as they can be?

L.A. Weekly

Stage Raw: Candida
[Also includes 'Minsky's' review....scroll down...., AP]

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New York Times

What’s the Cure for Those Depression Blues? Hoofing in Your Scanties
“Minsky’s,” which is having its world premiere in Los Angeles, is a musical comedy that too often seems to be looking back to familiar formulas.

Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog

Review: 'Minsky's' at the Ahmanson Theatre

Orange County Register The Arts Blog

‘Minsky’s’ finally exposes itself
“Minsky’s” finally made its world premiere last night at the Ahmanson Theatre after a gestation period that lasted more than a decade. It’s an imperfect but enjoyable homage to the Golden Age of burlesque. My review.

Bloomberg.com

`Minsky's' Brings Back Burlesque as Mirror for Today's Troubles: Review
If “Minsky’s,” the new musical by composer Charles Strouse (“Bye Bye Birdie,” “Applause,” “Annie”) that opened Friday night in a world premiere at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles, aspires to anything, it’s to be a show for these desperate times.

Hollywood Reporter

Theater Review: Minsky's
Bottom Line: A feel-good new musical just when we need one most.

Variety

Review: Minsky's
The potential of a tuner titled "Minsky's," with its promise of gorgeous gals, baggy-pants comics, hot dance and nostalgia, is partly realized in its Ahmanson Theater premiere thanks to a strong Charles Strouse/Susan Birkenhead score and state-of-the-art musical staging by helmer-choreographer Casey Nicholaw.

Toronto Star

Minsky's: stripped of any substance

Talkin' Broadway

Review: Minsky's in California

TheaterMania

Review: Minksy's
This long-aborning musical about the world of burlesque is a brassy, tuneful treat.

CurtainUp

Review: Minsky's
Billy Minsky's credo that the country in the midst of the 1930 depression wanted escapist undemanding fun strikes a familiar chord in today's audience

Bitter Lemons

“Minksy’s”: 57% Bitter
BITTER This advice should come in handy to the creators of “Minsky’s,” who could use Billy to work one of his miracle cures on their show, which, though far from terrible, isn’t quite the electric crowd-pleaser they’re intending. Intermittently delightful, the musical is just as intermittently bumbling, coming alive mostly in the colorful burlesque sequences and...