Report From New York: The Bridges Of Madison County Is Surprisingly Lovely, Not Syrupy
Tone is the secret behind the tragically soon-to-close Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown's lovely, heartfelt and thought-filled musical, The Bridges of Madison County. The theatrical reimagining of the raw material strikes a tone of compassion and complexity that is virtually alien to the Harlequin romance/Lifetime Movie of the Week sensibility of the novel and the film.