it he atre ▁concert , ▁writing ▁that ▁it ▁" had ▁the ▁triumph ant , ▁sometimes ▁self - s atisf ied ▁feel ▁of ▁a ▁victory ▁lap ." ▁MTV ' s ▁A ime e ▁Cur ran ▁also ▁gave ▁the ▁concert ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁writing : ▁" The ▁cast ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁every ▁song ▁their ▁own ▁while ▁still ▁man aging ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁original ▁artist ' s ▁integrity ." ▁H ahn ▁N gu yen ▁of ▁Z ap 2 it ▁wrote : ▁" see ing ▁it ▁live ▁is ▁well ▁worth ▁the ▁money ▁and ▁effort . ▁Not ▁only ▁is ▁there ▁an ▁elev ated , ▁inf ect ious ▁energy ▁you ▁don ' t ▁get ▁from ▁just ▁watching ▁the ▁show ▁at ▁home , ▁but ▁the ▁feeling ▁of ▁tog eth ern ess ▁can ' t ▁be ▁matched ." ▁and ▁" One ▁can ▁truly ▁hear ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁live ▁vocals , ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Le a ▁M iche le ▁is ▁the ▁real ▁deal . ▁She ▁sounds ▁even ▁better ▁than ▁on ▁the ▁show ... Her ▁" Don ' t ▁Rain ▁on ▁My ▁Par ade " ▁live ▁is ▁an ▁amaz ing ▁and ▁thr illing ▁treat ." ▁Vari ety ▁Andrew ▁B ark er ▁gave ▁a ▁less ▁favor able ▁review , ▁writing : ▁" while ▁its ▁distinct ive ▁bl end ▁of ▁high ▁camp ▁and ▁recogn izable ▁t unes ▁may ▁click ▁on ▁the ▁small ▁screen , ▁when ▁translated ▁to ▁stage ▁the ▁conce it ▁becomes ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁fr antic , ▁under - im ag ined ▁ju ke box er , ▁and