So...
A friend of mine was in town today with his students - they were all on a class trip. They spent the morning at MoMA. and then went to see the matinee of Promises, Promises. It turned out he had some extra tickets, so I tagged along too.
It was good, but it could have and should have been much better. I liked Sean Hayes, but felt he was (still) afraid of singing, that he was trying to sing "pretty" rather than "correct. Consequently, there was a tenuousness to his singing, nothing every really hit the mark. *I kept wondering how Brooks Ashmanksas would have been as a C.C. Baxter. As for Kristin Chenoweth, well, she was good, but has been mentioned elsewhere, she's miscast. And the addition of "I Say A Little Prayer For You" and "A House Is Not A Home" really do stick out like a sore thumb, and totally contradict her character's, well, character.
I really was also a bit surprised to see that the choreography was as generic and serviceable as others have been saying. There were a few neat "tricks", but tricks aren't choreography. And as for "Turkey Lurkey Time", well... There was a bit of excitement due to the earrings and bracelets of one of the dancers coming off. However, she did manage to pick up said items and then toss them to Phil Reno in the pit.
