NINE reviews

NorthJersey.com

The story is an uncomplicated one based on a complicated individual. Guido, a superb Robert Cuccioli who was born to play this role, is at a crossroads in his career. He can't start filming a movie, since he has been unable to complete a script thanks to his preoccupation with not only the women in his life but his own depression of getting older.

Unlike the persona that Daniel Day Lewis adapted for his film role as Guido, Cuccioli plays it more relaxed. We know the inner turmoil that Guido is going through and although he is turning forty he is still the child at heart when he discovered whom he thought was his first love. Cuccioli, who is the best Guido I have seen, has a strong enough voice for the luscious Yeston score filled with astute lyrics and a varied melodious score. He also embodies the essence of Guido — his temperament, frustration and both his love of women and life. It is a rich and emotionally passionate performance without being brooding which can lead to disdain on the audience's part.

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TheatreMania.com

it's worth waiting for Cuccioli to let loose, especially since there are two splendid, full-bodied performances to tide you over.

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LoHud.com

A fine “Nine” at WBT

In a winter of shoveling discontent, there are at least nine reasons to see “Nine” at the Westchester Broadway Theatre.

Reason 1: Robert Cuccioli’s performance is just the thing to soothe nerves frazzled by winter-storm warnings and power outages.....

Cuccioli is in excellent voice and his vocal control is noteworthy. Watch as he sings through director-choreographer’s Jonathan Stahl’s challenging choreography, holding notes as he jumps and as he reclines, no easy feat.......He finds the humor and the confusion in songs ranging from the manic “Guido’s Song” to the creative odyssey of “The Grand Canal.”....

But the voice is only half the role. Cuccioli fully acts the part, taking his time to listen (or as Guido would say, “leeesten.”) This impossible coincidence of writer’s block and midlife crisis is happening to him, in his head, in view of the paparazzi. --                

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RecordOnLine

Nine' at Westchester Broadway Theatre

As Guido, Cuccioli possesses the charismatic charm that attracts women but also the arrogance that turns them off. In his solos, his clear voice declares in "Guido's Song," "Only With You," "The Script" and "I Can't Make This Movie" the course of his conflicts, and his many dialogues reflect his past and present dramatic dilemmas. His long-suffering wife, film star Luisa Contini, is played by Glory Crampton with emotional resources, from "My Husband Makes Movies" and climaxing in "Be On Your Own."

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