The Prince of Egypt Reviews

from London, England

WORST MUSICAL I'VE EVER SEEN

It's so so bad. The costumes look like anyone could have made them, the staging and directing is like an A-level drama performance, the additional storylines and changes to the story are unnecessary and awkward, the 'comedy' lands flat, like a terrible panto. The new songs are unmemorable and boring. The biggest disappointment!

Paul Scott from Manchester

POOR PANTO

I went with my family as my teenage daughters love the film. This was such a disappointment . embarrassing dialogue , dance routines that looked like something from Legs Akimbo , minimal sets , so much more and as for the fight scene between the brothers ,I still haven’t unclenched my buttocks from the cringe ness of it . Obviously the cast are talented and you see flickers of this ,it is just everything they are working with is low quality . If it had been at the local theatre I’d out it down to experience and not say anything but it costs a lot at the Westend and I just want to save someone the agony of paying hundreds of pounds for , as my 13 year old said “ it was like a rubbish Pantomine “

T H from London, England

A MISH-MASH OF CLICHES AND ABOUT 25 YEARS OUT OF DATE

If it wasnt for the blurry, unfocused projections on the set of pyramids and sand and sun, you wouldnt know this was set in Ancient Egypt. The set design, costumes, choreography, special effects, lighting and sound design are all at odds with each other. This is a production where they turn up the volume thinking that's how to get an emotional response from the audience. It is idiotic, chaotic, badly performed apart from the two main female performers, and I cant quite believe how badly they have altered what should have been a fantastic source material to make a show from. Dont bother!

JH from London, England

WORST I’VE SEEN

I love the animation movie of Prince of Egypt and was very excited for the stage musical, but this was terrible. I knew it was bound to be different, however the casting was awful, the new songs were cringeworthy (as was the dialogue) and the soppy change in ending was just the cherry on the cake. I was going to walk out at the interval, but knew a couple of big songs were still to come, again ruined with soppy new lyrics. I’ve seen a lot of musicals and this is definitely in the top 3 worst. Don’t waste your money.

Joshua Snowden-Bahr from London, England

UTTERLY FORGETTABLE: JUST FOOTPRINTS ON THE SAND

I‘m an avid theatre patron. I was raised by a mom who studied musical theatre and taught theatre for more than two decades. Moreover, I’ve attended nearly 20 Broadway and West End productions. I, also, have performed in many musical theatre productions (at a community level). The opening number of “Deliver Us” proved promising, but the production quickly went downhill upon the introduction of the leads. While the source material was a 1998 animated film—and yes it takes liberties from the biblical source material (but as a Jew, I can say these are liberties advance the narrative)—this production is hammy, campy, and much more artificial even though it’s a live production. Where to start? -The costumes are atrocious and misplaced. -The dancers, while talented, perform great moves but ones that are off putting to the story: why do they need to promiscuously move their bodies intertwined to at one minute to reflect the burning bush and the next to reflect the bloody Nile? It is distracting and out-of-character for the story. -I found all of Schwartz’s new songs forgettable. Even though the actors were quite talented (except for Nefertiti, whose voice was below par), I felt no connection with the new music, and the performances did not emote. This was evidenced by the insane amount of applause 2.25 hours into the production when “When You Believe” was sung, acting almost like a cathartic audience “We KNOW this song!” moment. -The stylistic editing makes Moses seem almost villainous with Ramses the victim of his father’s (and all Pharoes’) oppressive demands. That, coupled with this prominent role played by Miriam, seem to be put into this production to modernise a show, but it comes off as disingenuous. Honestly, it’s a dud. YouTube a 2004 production of “Ten Commandments the Musical” that was in previews at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. While it never made it to Broadway or West End—and while it, too, has its flaws—it at least has heart.

from London, England

FAR FROM THE TRUTH

This is not a fiction written by any writer. It is story about God Almighty having a mercy upon the Hebrews who were being tortured by the pharaohs of the time. In order to do this God saved his servant called Moses. The play writer has totally erased the concept of God. The people were not freed because Ramsey felt love towards them but because God showed His mercy and did not want His people suffering. For this reason He saved Moses to take them out. God helped His prophet Moses with His miracles to counter the magic of the priest. Moses did not argue with God and nor did pharaoh make up with Moses. He raced after the people and drowned in the middle of the the sea. The Bible, The Quran, and the Torah will confirm this story. The writer has offended many of us because people's faith has been compromised. What are we telling the children that good and bad is the same thing. People are more merciful than God. The costumes and the dances were a great disrespect. Nobody has a right to change the story.

JAC from London, England

EXCRUCIATINGLY BAD

Lousy songs, cliched dancing, cheap set, poorly placed empathy, and bad singing. And the theatre is poorly ventilated and far too hot

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