, the new jukebox musical about soul/blues/disco/rock hitmakers The Temptations, whose catalog of songs spans the 1960s and the height of the Motown era through the disco beats of the 1970s and beyond.
But there’s also a story—more or less, but mostly less—surrounding that music. And in Dominique Morisseau’s book, the story of the Temptations is perfunctory, superficial, and offers little insight into neither the artists themselves nor the tumultuous historical context that surrounded and informed their art.Through 6/5: Tue-Fri 7:30 PM, Sat 2 and 8 PM, Sun 2 PM; also Sun 5/29, 7:30 PM, and Wed 6/1, 2 PM; Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W.
Backed by a power-driving live band conducted by Jonathan “Smitti” Smith, the five “classic” Temptations are impeccable: Holmes has a bass that feels like it’s bubbling up from the ancient depths of middle earth. Ruffin’s falsetto soars to the most delicate outer reaches of the human voice, his tone so high and delicate it could set a crystal goblet vibrating.ain’t so great. Characters are flatly one-note, even when their vocals are majestic and orchestral.
In one particularly egregious bit of shorthand, Williams is faced with a choice between marriage or possibly facing statutory rape charges because his pregnant bride was underage when he impregnated her. He opts to wed. The fact that Josephine was a child when Williams slept with her is played for laughs.
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