Another rave from Brantley of the Times. Here's a paragraph that
relates to discussions here of past revivals:
During the past couple of decades directors have often felt the need
to approach the Rodgers and Hammerstein classics with either a can of
black paint or misted-up rose-colored gl*****. (This has been
especially true in London, with the National Theater's celebrated
darkness-plumbing productions of "Carousel" and "Oklahoma!," and the
current sugar-glazed cash-cow of a revival of "The Sound of Music" in
the West End.) Mr. Sher, who heralded the return of full-blown
lyricism to musicals with his exquisite production of Adam Guettel and
Craig Lucas's "Light in the Piazza" several years ago, puts his trust
unconditionally in the original material.
