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...full package: girlish gawkiness and Broadway brass, the legs and the lungs. Foster is a big reason the show is just about the cutest thing to hit Broadway since Annie's dimples, with perkily retro songs by Jeanine Tesori and clever staging by director Michael Mayer, who has removed some of the silliness from the rather bizarre 1967 movie. All that and choreographer Rob Ashford's well-drilled corps of tapping chorus girls and guys. Look closely; there might be a star in there. --By Richard Zoglin
It’s great to see Mayer where he stands today, awkward transition phase and all. Mayer’s sincerity and openness in singing about relationships, life and growing up really give his fans something to relate to in all areas of life. He recognizes that no one is immune to these growing pains, and he has no qualms about sharing his experiences through his music. “It’s [openness] is just my nature. I’m the person that you get sick of hearing talk most. I have no problem being...
There’s no doubt that Mayer has a long way to go from here. With only two albums, the acoustic Inside Wants Out and the more recent band album Room for Squares, Mayer doesn’t have a large repertoire from which to draw for his performances. A die-hard Mayer fan told me that she could only think of two songs that Mayer hadn’t played during the show, admitting that she is eager for something...
...only 24, Mayer has a lot of mileage in his future, both in songwriting and touring. And while he admits that the current tour will temporarily postpone the release of a new album, Mayer points out, “the better your record does, the slower it will be until the next one comes out. I’m still conceptualizing it right...
...only hope that Mayer can make the transition through his newfound fame while continuing to write with the sincerity and innocence that he displays on Room for Squares...