Toronto review at the link.
I saw the show three times in London 1998, and have to agree with this:
'Too often, however, the show bogs down for musical sequences that add nothing to the story. At the same time many story elements are introduced but never fully resolved. Candy's determination to get out of Louisiana, for example or the sheriff's racist attitudes, or the family's poverty.'
Jim gets a brief mention:
'Lloyd Webber has finally found a lyricist who is up to the task at hand'.
Don't think the reviewer realises that they collaborated on this, over 10 years ago.
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