Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 28, 2005
Closed Dec 31, 2005

Playing at
Foxwoods Theatre

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything, arrives on Broadway this spring direct from the West End, where it continues to play to capacity houses at The London Palladium. A new stage adaptation of the internationally known hit film of Ian Fleming's timeless story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang features a beloved score, including such memorable classics as "Truly Scrumptious," "Toot Sweets," "Hushabye Mountain," and the Oscar-nominated title song.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

Foxwoods Theatre
213 W 42nd St
New York, NY 10036

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WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

At the end of the first act of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, a car fitted out with wings and other accoutrements rises from the stage and hovers over the front of the orchestra. Big deal! At the Act II finale, the fancy-shmancy car lifts off again. Ho-hum. These are the only two times when anything lifts off in the musical. No, wait: Jan Maxwell, playing a somnolent baroness who abhors children, utters two extremely funny lines that serve the dual purpose of getting overdue laughs and, less fortunately, throwing into relief the dismal level of the rest of the tuner's humor.

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Reviewed by David Finkle on Apr 29, 2005