Technically impressive. Singing was excellent and dancing lively. However, context and continuity were lacking, and it failed to deliver laughs. The insightful, groundbreaking humor that made the original so special was missing. The rapid, loud delivery of one character worked only occasionally to clarify the plot. Why not feature the central guidebook to assist the audience? It would have been a much better fit with the original. Some less familiar with the story mistook the setting for a waiting room. There was no sense of improbable transport, nor of the character's role in it all. The arrival on a certain ship was poorly executed. There was a lot of inactivity until an unexpected group of singers appeared. One character was sadly underutilized. The narrative struggled, culminating in a loud, flashy ending that felt uninspired. The best I can say about this adaptation is that it was mostly entertaining.
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