Critical Reaction

Critical Reaction

"A damsel-on-the-railroad-tracks morality play, full of laughs, heartache, joy and song. Adapted by Bro Herrod and set to music and lyrics by Barry Manilow..., The Drunkard is more than an evening's delightful entertainment[;] it's a cathartic musical elixir for troubled times."
– The Red Rock Review

"This adaptation's main contributions are the many... pleasing tunes... and the silly puns."
– The Chicago Reader

"The early-Manilow score is easy... on the ears, and a couple of the songs 'Have Another Drink' and the gospel finale 'Do You Want to Be Saved' give a hint of the pop writing prowess he would soon display."
– Talkin' Broadway

"High camp and ridiculous melodrama... it would be nearly impossible not to be entertained by the subversiveness of [Manilow's] lyrics. ...A consistent package of well-tuned parody and clever performance."
– The Houston Press