Word of advice: if you're going to write a musical as god-awful as Summer , make sure there won't be a moment in it when your lead actresses will keep singing "enough is enough." Because seriously, enough is enough. I think that's my sentiment towards Broadway musicals in general. This season we've had a Disney theme park show, a teen movie-turned-musical, a jukebox musical better suited for a cruise ship, and Spongebob Squarepants (albeit the best of them all.) And it's not going to get any better, with another biomusical about Cher coming, as well as Pretty Women , King Kong , Beetlejuice , and Moulin Rouge . Help us, Hadestown , you're our only hope. Summer might just be the worst of the musicals this season. Yes, Escape to Margaritaville is a lazy commercial for the Jimmy Buffet brand but the book to Summer is clearly afraid to make any sort of statement or opinion on its subject. It's afraid to really show Donna Summer in a poor light,...
Theater reviews and commentary by Alyssa Maher.