It’s as raunchy and risqué as the original motion picture, but the jukebox musical adaptation of Cruel Intentions seems to lack any purpose other than cashing in on nostalgia, write Tyson Wray and Jessica Nicholas | REVIEW
With most shoehorned in clumsily, they’re delivered to varying degrees of success. As is the choreography, outside of a bombastic routine to *NSYNC’sWeston’s two-tone delivery is stale and left to wither when commanding the stage solo, Burgess is far more punchy but lacking in range, while Kelsey Halge as Annette, is, ahem, No Doubt the strongest performer of the cast.
Still, it was impossible not to feel a sense of awe as these remarkable artists came together as a trio for the first time, generating a collective energy that was as joyful as it was potent. And while their quicksilver reflexes allowed them to lock in tight when required, they also revelled in the freedom of the unknown.