‘Schmigadoon!’ TV Review: AppleTV+ Musical Comedy Is Uneven, But a Short and Sweet Confection
thewrap.comDove Cameron’s husband-hunting piemaker, Aaron Tveit’s sky-high-waisted carnival worker, and most mysteriously, Ariana DeBose’s headstrong teacher, who seems to be harboring a few secrets of her own.Created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (best known as screenwriters of blockbuster family fare like “Despicable Me” and “The Secret Lives of Pets”), “Schmigadoon!’ could have just as easily been called “Smorgasbord!” because there is virtually no classic musical left unreferenced. “Carousel,” “The Sound of Music,” “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” “Finian’s Rainbow” and, of course, “Brigadoon” and “Oklahoma!” are just a sliver of the shows paid homage to — sometimes in cheeky ways, such as the latter having a song name-checked as the moniker of a.
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