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Its a crying shame that a musical about the Temptations should have such a stodgy sense of rhythm.
This was a house of fans.
And when the big finishesdocome around, they dont quite smash through the ceiling.
Theyre pleasing without being rapturous.
Its not the performers fault.
And Jacksons resonant subterranean boom causes goose bumps every time.
Not the same aspoliticalblack.
You have to serve them music in a way thats digestible.
Its not that these moments dont have historical interest to them, but they dont have much more.
Theres no progress without sacrifice, Baskins Otis tells us as the show begins.
Perhaps part of the difficulty is that the storys not over.
But underneath its sparkle is a theatrical monotony that drags the whole thing down.
Its actors sure can dance, butAint Too Proudnever really busts a move.
Aint Too Proudis at the Imperial Theatre.
