At Every Performance, a Sweet Job Opening. ‘The Chocolate Show!’ Celebrates a Common Obsession.
Ken JaworowskiMarch 5, 2014: At first, I thought the fix was in. As my 10-year-old daughter ascended the stage to claim the crown as winner of "The Chocolate Show!", the cynical journalist in me battled with the loving father: Did she triumph because someone in the production knew I was a reviewer, or because she deserved the prize? If the choice was genuine (it seemed so, and a publicist later assured me that it was), I can praise the judgment of the cast members. Still, I can’t always recommend their musical. A 90-minute celebration of chocolate, this single-minded show parks on its topic and stays put. The first ode to the confection sounds a lot like the next one and the one after that, and the mildly amusing jokes prompt slight grins rather than real laughs.
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