Critical Reaction

Critical Reaction

Critical Reaction

A damsel-on-the-railroad-tracks morality play, full of laughs, heartache, joy and song. Adapted by Bro Herrod and set to music and lyrics by Barry Manilow [& ], The Drunkard is more than an evening s delightful entertainment it s a cathartic musical elixir for troubled times. The Red Rock Review

This adaptation's main contributions are the many [& ] pleasing tunes [& ] and the silly puns. The Chicago Reader

The early-Manilow score is easy [& ] on the ears, and a couple of the songs "Have Another Drink" and the gospel finale "Do You Want to Be Saved" - give a hint of the pop writing prowess he would soon display. Talkin Broadway

High camp and ridiculous melodrama [& ] it would be nearly impossible not to be entertained by the subversiveness of [Manilow s] lyrics [& ] a consistent package of well-tuned parody and clever performance. The Houston Press