I saw this one it came out, but forgot the story long ago. I have the songs on an LP and there are some great ones, but watching this as a full musical I'm struck by how poor most of the first act is. The lyrics are often clever, but they're not generally that funny, certainly not in comparison with something like The Mikado. And the story seems rather slapdash.
Still, there are some good songs and some cute choreography. And things pick up notable in the second half, which includes The Chancellor's Nightmare Song and In Vain to Us You Plead.
The special effects are amusingly bad, the singing is uniformly good, and overall it's more fun than not.
Still, there are some good songs and some cute choreography. And things pick up notable in the second half, which includes The Chancellor's Nightmare Song and In Vain to Us You Plead.
The special effects are amusingly bad, the singing is uniformly good, and overall it's more fun than not.