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Critical reception had been tepid — Clive Barnes in The Times praised the “brilliant” cast but said the musicalization drowned what had been a powerful play in a “frothy sea of well-meaning clichés.”

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2019

And Lincoln Center Theatre revived “My Fair Lady,” the 1956 musicalization of Shaw’s play, with an Eliza who walks out on her maker in the final scene.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 17, 2018

It’s easy to see why these films scream out for musicalization: they already have one foot planted in fantasy, with characters whose lovingly accentuated quirks render them slightly larger than life.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 6, 2017

For the third year running, the Public’s season will open with the musicalization of a classic, staged for free at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

From New York Times • May 11, 2015

Arthur Hammerstein plans a "musicalization" of Alice in Wonderland.

From Time Magazine Archive