Despite what you might be thinking, Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy doesn't come to us from the Cirque du Soleil folks; it emanates from Fort Lauderdale-based Cirque Productions. But artistic director Neil Goldberg -- who created and directed this long-touring show and has now carted it to Broadway -- clearly knows the ins-and-outs of the formula: Connect a series of circus acts with a loose theme that allows set and costume designers to go to town.

The result is that if you have seen a Cirque du Soleil show, you've sort of seen this one. If you haven't, you might as well catch this outing, especially if you have kids who enjoy gazing wide-eyed from their seats for two relatively short and m[...]