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Tootsie is a Tony Award-winning stage production of director Sydney Pollack’s beloved 1982 comedy film. Like Pollack’s film, the musical revolves around a struggling soap actor who adopts a new identity as a woman to land more roles, while serving as a love letter to Broadway. Tootsie features a Tony-winning book by Robert Horn and a score by 2018 Tony winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit). The musical premiered in September 2018 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago before premiering on Broadway in April 2019. Tootsie is now touring across North America, with a regional premiere at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine. The cast has included Drew Becker as Michael Dorsey and Dorothy Michaels, Ashley Alexandra as Julie Nichols, Payton Reilly as Sandy Lester, Lukas James Miller as Max Von Horn, Jared David Michael Grant as Jeff Slater, Kathy Halenda as Rita Marshall, Steve Brustien as Stan Fields and Adam du Plessis as Ron Carlisle.
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The book no longer makes sense in today's world. The music is not Yazbek at his best. I'm usually a fan. The cast was mediocre except for a couple of standouts. Disappointed that vaccination cards weren't looked at, and the audience was very lax with their masks.
The show tries to deal with gender issues in a fun way, but ends up relying on tired stereotypes. For a show with a plot that’s improbable and hokey, the ending is a letdown.
The performance was great. I give the cast a BRAVO.
So funny and amazing!! The music the dancing the actors and everything!!! Go see it
Very disappointed. It was so boring I fell asleep during the first half and left at intermission. The tickets were on sale half price so we didn’t lose out much. I wouldn’t recommend the show.
Recently started back up attending the theater with a group of friends. Recently saw Hairspray which had a great story line and performances. For 8 of us, it was just an average show. For 2 of us, it didn’t suit them at all and they left during intermission. There seemed to be a lot of screaming instead of singing. 🤦♂️😂
Very funny. They adapted the show to make current to the times. They stayed true to the novie. Great stage production.
The performance was fair and I definitely will not return to the center for the performing arts until the mask mandate is lifted
Show was fabulous! Place was sold out and crowd was very enthusiastic. Must see if and when show comes to city near you. Enjoy!
An outstanding, funny musical. Using ticketmaster for entry was simple.
Enjoyed the show. Singers words were drowned out by music. Too much amplification in my opinion. Not unique to this show however. Louder isn’t better
we enjoyed this musical a lot! the dialog was witty and funny, the acting was very authentic and I highly recommend it.
This is a very good choice if you want to have a fun night out with a little bit of insightful commentary. Numerous times my partner and I left quite hard, the performance was great, transitions smooth and the sets were well done.
Great evening, awesome show with amazing talented entertainers. Singing was great! Loved it!
Overall a cute show. I found the lyrics were hard to follow. The lead was good but lacked a resume to headline a touring show. The finale was not what I expected as Michael never finds love. I would’ve liked to see Michael take a bow leave the stage have a cast dance and return for one final bow as Dorothy in the red sequenced dress.
I did not remember the movie or much of the premise. I am not sure if it followed the movie or not. I had a very hard time hearing the words when they were talking or singing. Very muffled sound, and I have good hearing. So what I heard abs understand was fun and I enjoyed it. I just wish I could have gotten the whole thing. It was pretty good and music was good too.
My stomach literally hurt for 3 days after laughing so much watching Tootsie at Broadway before the pandemic days. I was sad when I heard it got cancelled. Not sure what the current cast was, but the original cast was amazing. I wish continued success for for one day to come back to NYC.
We really enjoyed this show. There were many laughs, great songwriting, wonderful choreography, very talented performers. The sets were great too. A thoroughly enjoyable show.
I liked the flow of the musical however some music seemed shrill especially the female vocalist. Also the speed of the words made it difficult to understand and we were fairly close to the front.
I felt the actors were in a hurry to get the show over. They talked too fast and it was difficult to understand them. We were midway down on the first floor. Some very good singers. Good dancing. The sets were inventive.