![]() James Theater, an eminent psychiatrist proposes that what we have been watching was perhaps only “my own psychoneurotic fantasy.” ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER PLAYED ITS FINAL BROADWAY PERFORMANCE ON JANUARY 29, 2012.īy BEN BRANTLEY | Toward the long-awaited end of the new semirevival of “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,” which opened on Sunday at the St. This newly imagined Burton Lane/Alan Jay Lerner musical was directed by Tony Award® winner Michael Mayer, who teamed with acclaimed writer Peter Parnell to bring an entrancing, new story to one of Broadway's most beautiful scores, which includes "Come Back to Me," "Too Late Now" and, of course, "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever," all performed by a full 19-piece orchestra.įilled with delightful surprises, a remarkable cast and the kind of hope only true love can bring, ON A CLEAR DAY is ready to open eyes-and hearts-all over Broadway. Bruckner finds himself suddenly swept off his feet by this beautiful woman-and swept into a world he never dreamed possible. Bruckner stumbles upon what he believes to be David’s former self-a dazzling and self-possessed 1940s jazz singer Melinda Wells. While putting David under hypnosis to help him quit smoking so he can move in with his perfect boyfriend, Warren, Dr. Mark Bruckner, a down-to-earth psychiatrist who unknowingly takes on the case of his life with David Gamble, a quirky young florist's assistant. Three-time Grammy® Award winner, two-time Emmy® Award winner and Tony Award® nominee Harry Connick, Jr. This was the official website for the 2011 revival of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, starring Harry Connick, Jr.Ĭontent is from the site's 2011 archived content as well as from other outside sources.īroadway Spotlight On: "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" with Harry Connick Jr. Go see it anyway- support the growth of these folks! I gave this an encouraging 8 out of 10.Reviving the 2011 Revival of On A Clear Day You Can See The ill-fitting chunks weren't their fault- they were just an artifact of the awkward and 'green' directorial efforts. Oh, the cast was great, and they obviously did everything they were asked to do, and they did it very well. That's what 'Clear Day' is like- a quilt whose individual pieces are great, showing bright and future success, but not put together very well, showing immaturity and a student just beginning to blossom. This student work shows genius and promise, both undelivered as of now. And then imagine this future master's last 'student' project, when she was 17 years old or so, before the magic clicked and she got great. Imagine a master-to-be quilt maker a quilt making artist whose work will be celebrated in the UK and America, and featured on PBS and BBC documentaries and featured in museums, etc. 'On A Clear Day' made me think of quilt makers. Young, in their careers anyway, regardless of their actual calendar year age, but very talented. That is, this movie resembled a good student-like product from young and promising film makers. If they are young, or young-ish, this effort might bode well. I looked up the director and the writer online, and didn't find much. Overall, this is a pleasant movie- but it isn't a great one. These had neither a start, nor a finish- we simply saw one brief middle, as it were. Without discussing plot details, let me breezily mention the parts with Chan, the Chinese chippy guy, for example. Worse, those orphaned parts were never really stitched up as themselves- i.e., they never really completed themselves, nor made any real sense in and of themselves. ![]() Sure, we could accept a bit of non-convention, and even artiness, but some of the elements of this story never were stitched together with any other parts of the movie. But we do need some sense, anyway, of what various expositions mean. Many of the threads of the story simply go nowhere- not that we necessarily need a big plot-ish conclusion to everything. Some of the weaknesses, however, are how all of the individual components of the writer and director's vision are executed. It may be said this is a character driven movie, perhaps? And, all of the cast do a commendable job of providing us with the characters' humanity and depth. The camera lingers, the dialogue is written to enlighten us about the emotions (pleasant as well as despairing) of the characters. ![]() Another strength is the reliance on the humans, and their real-world behaviors, fears, and hopes (etc.) for the 'current' flow of the movie. It seems obvious that the writer and director had visions of something deep, meaningful, as well as entertaining. Some of the strengths are its attempt to tell a 'real' story, without recourse to shtick, cliché, or pop-star trickery so common on TV and in movies these days. ![]()
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