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'RAINBOW' IS A DISTINCT SUCCESS.

THE MUSICAL IS JOYOUS AND LIFE-ASSERTIVE.

 

It is the first musical to derive from 'HAIR' that really seems to have the confidence of a new creation about it,

largely derived from James Rado's sweet and fresh music and lyrics. 

 

 It is a brilliant score full of the most astonishing variety.  'RAINBOW' really swings and pulses.  What separates 'RAINBOW' from the other rock and plotless musicals that have recently been going bump in the night, is its stylistic cohesion and lack of pretensions.  It is not only noisy and brash, it is also very likable.  Mr. Rado's lyrics have a bizarre zaniness.  Apart from the occasional modish dirtiness, there is a Lewis Carroll madness here that is most appealing.  They say crazy things and evoke crazy images, but do so with a most bouncy zest.  The performances are notably attractive.  The whole thing is great fun."

                        - Clive Barnes, N. Y. Times 

 

" 'RAINBOW' takes the best of both theater worlds, the underground and the professional, to make a musical of great fun and freedom.  An exhilarating show with a musical score that is simply wonderful.  Just the kind of music our theater has been waiting for."

                        - Martin Gottfried, Womens Wear Daily

 

" 'RAINBOW' is a wonderfully crazy musical.  A bizarre, off-beat, brilliant show.  It's loud, it's freaky, it's frenetic.  It's also musically quite marvelous.  It's also the first show since 'HAIR' by one of the people who created 'HAIR,' James Rado, to have some of the same bounce, the same super driving energy and good, new music.  There are 38 songs and they're strong, tuneful and exciting."

                      - Leonard Probst, NBC Radio

 

" 'RAINBOW' is a feast for the eye and the ear.  A wildly exuberant, enormously entertaining work."

                      - Larry Wunderlich, Cue Magazine

 

" 'RAINBOW' is irreverent, irrelevant and irresistible.  It is 60% magic and 40% camp show (now that isn't a bad average).  The music is very good and the whole feeling has a nice 'up the establishment' quality.  James Rado, who worte the music (his brother Ted helped with the book) is having fun and the fun is contagious."

                      - William Raidy, Newhouse Newspapers

 

"A hallelujah happening, a joyous revival meeting, a sweet communion and a tuneful parable for the U.S.A. today.  I liked it immensely.  It's a true son of 'HAIR'.  'RAINBOW' points to the pot of gold.  The memorable songs come tumbling one after the other in rich profusion.  The cast of 15 is phenomenal.  Seldom has such a magnificent group of singer-dancer actors been assembled on any stage.  A night of celebration."

                      - Emory Lewis, The Record

 

" 'RAINBOW' flashes a lot of coloful hedonism, crackled with youthful high spirits for those who dig impertinent romp."

                      - William Glover, Associated Press

 

" 'RAINBOW' is spirited and tuneful."  

                      - Douglas Watt, N. Y. Daily News