Should a show be re-reviewed when a new cast takes over?
Wicked (2006); Hamilton (2017); Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse, London; Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, London (2013). Photos: Tristram Kenton/Jay Brooks and Emilio Madrid/Matthew Murphy/Deen van Meer
Re-reviews can be precious, illuminating and sometimes the only record of a performance, yet, says Andrzej Lukowski, shows aren’t built to be endlessly reappraised. Is there a perfect solution?
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