Review: 'The Flamingo Kid A New Musical' at Hartford Stage
Hartford, CT - I may be the only person on the planet who has never seen the film version of THE FLAMINGO KID. I can honestly admit that I knew absolutely nothing about it before heading to Hartford Stage for the press matinee for the new musical of the same name that closes their 2018-2019 season.
Despite my lack of background knowledge, I thoroughly enjoyed the world premiere of this charming musical helmed by Darko Tresnjak. THE FLAMINGO KID will be Mr. Tresnjak's last production as Artistic Director and is the first new musical to premiere at Hartford Stage since the glorious ANASTASIA back in May of 2016. The director is also quite well known for his first musical for Hartford Stage, a little show called A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, that went on to win four Tony Awards, including one for Best Musical.
