Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticYour inclination towards “Schmigadoon!,” at least in its early going, will likely be determined by your reaction to its title.If you think it’s a clever, charming wink to “Brigadoon” — the Lerner and Loewe musical about an enchanted village, don’t you know? — then you may very well be along for the ride from the first moment.
If, like this critic, you think there’s something ineffably cringey about it, with a bit too much effort contained within that exclamation point: Well, you may not find yourself on the wavelength of a show defined by its strenuousness.Or just not at first, as a cascade of plot and production numbers washes over the viewer.
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