“Taptastic!,,,The glitz, the glamour, the pzazz of old Broadway brought excitingly back.”
Nottingham Evening Post
“The song and dance numbers are nothing short of spectacular”
BBC Nottingham
“A song and dance spectacular..as sparkling and fresh as it could be.”
Encore Magazine
“Brilliant dancing, great songs, and stunning costumes.”
Walsall Observer
“Street is quite a dancing feat.”
Birmingham Post
“Sparkle, razzamattazz and fizzing with fun and tap dancing spectaculars.The lavish production is energised by dazzling dancing, wise-cracking dialogue and impeccable performances from the talent packed cast and chorus.”
Wolverhampton Express & Star
There is something invigorating about the sight and sound of numerous tap dancers working in unison…and this new production makes the most of it, as the entire cast often taps as one.”
Liverpool Daily Post
“Spectacle and energy”
Liverpool Echo
“The musical 42nd Street is back, at it’s foot-stomping best.”
Blackpool Gazette
“Quality Street…The glittering, big budget revival offers quality all the way”
Oxford Mail
“The show is peppered with so many long, complex routines, taken so very, very fast, that I was breathless just watching.”
Oxford Times
“Toe tapping glitz and glamour. The costumes, sets, singing and dancing are all thoroughly impressive and entertaining. All of the cast had the audience whooping and applauding.”
Eastbourne Herald
“Electric-fast tapping, leggy lovelies and over-the-top costumes combine in a flurry of glitz and glamour.”
Sunderland Echo
“42nd Street razzles and dazzles in equal measure.”
The Journal, Sunderland
“This production has your feet tapping from the first bars of the overture until the curtain call.”
Northernfootlights.com
“This is a must see for anyone who can appreciate first-class talent and loves a bit of humour and sparkle thrown in for good measure.”
The Shields Gazette
“A top night of entertainment.”
The Scotsman
“With a myriad of stunning sets and costumes plus dazzling Busby Berkeley dance routines reflected in a giant mirror, it’s full of Broadway razzamataz. This is pure escapist entertainment, the audience loved every minute.”
Manchester Evening News
“A must see show for all the family”
MiltonKeynes.com
“This production feels fresh and joyous while at the same time not shifting too far away from the original. If you like your musicals packed full of well known numbers, performed with real energy, then try and catch this while it’s still on tour.”
musicOMH.com
“Filled with spectacular dance routines to leave you breathless, stunning costumes and music guaranteed to lift your spirits.”
Buckingham Advertiser
“Superbly staged and impeccably danced”
Surrey Advertiser
“As an all-singing, all-dancing, fun fest 42nd Street delivers on its promises” Western Mail
“The sets and scenery were spectacular throughout. It had the perfect blend of acting, singing and dancing with a host of impressive tap routines”
Sheffield Star
“Dazzling performances…..fans of this New York city based production will not be disappointed.”
Weston & Somerset Mercury
“The glitz and glamour is all there in this production as are some stunning dance routines which are real show stoppers”
Theatreworld
“42nd Street is a toe-tapping spectacular which opened with a brilliant tap-dancing sequence and continued in the same vein for its full two and a half hour length. I have never seen a company so perfectly in time when dancing.”
Daily Echo
Quotes for the New York Production
“AN ABSOLUTE KNOCKOUT!
42nd Street is back, and all is right with the world!
John Simon, New York Magazine
“THE UNEXPECTED TRIUMPH OF THE SEASON!
This new 42ND STREET flies like a magic bird from the overture on. It’s a whiz of a show that could send the Venus de Milo out tapping her toes and even snapping her fingers. Pure exhilaration.”
Clive Barnes, New York Post
“VIRTUALLY NONSTOP PLEASURES!
This 42ND STREET is terrific. A blissful “Lullaby of Broadway” that respects its audiences and has a kick doing it. An expertly delirious extravaganza, a rhapsody of happy feet.”
Linda Winer, Newsday
“BROADWAY RAZZLE-DAZZLE AT ITS BEST.
You’d never know there’d been an earlier version, so thrilling, so energetic is this production. The evening cascades from one boundlessly energetic number to another, topped only by the most sensational finale you’d ever want to see! Toe-tapping, foot-stomping sensational. If you can’t get tickets for The Producers, 42ND STREET is the musical to see.”
Jeffrey Lyons, WNBC-TV
“Dance routines that spill across the stage like ear-to-ear grins.”
Elysa Gardner, USA Today
“SENSATIONAL!
This 42ND STREET is loaded with talent. And you know it as soon as the curtain rises”
Howard Kissel, Daily News
“From the moment the curtain goes up, audiences will be delighted by the old-fashioned, lavish showmanship that shines from every last sequin of this glittering pinball machine of a musical.”
Charles Isherwood, Variety
“Lavish settings and costumes, a terrific score, and musical production numbers staged with flair, precision and exuberant. There are few sights and sounds to gladden a musical theater lover¹s heart quite as much.”
Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
“A darn good show! An exquisite gem of a production. I had truly forgotten how much of a pleasure it is to have those dancing feet front and center once again.”
Roma Torre, NY1 News
“100% ENTERTAINMENT!
A beautiful blur of color, costumes, comedy, lights, scenery, tuneful tunes and tap-tap-tapping. A cascade of musical comedy pleasures.”
Dennis Cunningham, WCBS-TV
“Tap-dance heaven!”
Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press
“Whatever it is about tap dancing that induces euphoria, it’s in full glory here.”
Robert Feldberg, The Record
“PURE RAZZMATAZZ! The audience is delirious and who, in truth, would not be? It’s all quite irresistible.”
Clifford A. Ridley, The Philadelphia Inquirer
“PREPARED TO BE WOWED!
A dazzling explosion of song, dance, light, color and costumes. Vastly improves on the original by leaps and bounds. One show-stopping number after another. The best bang for your buck on Broadway. You’ll leave the theatre floating on air.”
Neil Rosen, WABC Radio
“SUPERB. A big, bold, brassy spectacular with more dancing feet than you’d find on a centipede. Everything works to perfection. Run over to the Ford Center and tap-dance right up to the ticket-window and buy a ticket!”
David F. Richardson, WOR Radio
“IT DAZZLES AND DANCES away any new economy recession blues with its bright new shining stars and New York at its most promising.”
Casper Citron, WOR Radio
“42ND STREET has restored the thrill of spectacle, provoking a thrill of joy and a heartfelt burst of applause. It’s the kind of bright and sparkling show you dreamed of seeing as a kid. 42ND STREET is not original, or profound, or earth-shattering. It’s just a damn good time, a celebration of what the script calls “the two most glorious words in the English language: musical comedy.”
Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star
