Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical) in "The New York Times" noted that the show "naggingly recalls the cold, futurist milieus of movies like 'Modern Times' and 'Metropolis,' in which machines rule the universe" and featured songs that sounded "not unlike what you might hear in sing-along hour in a pre-K class". The production was again directed by Adrian Noble with choreography by Gillian Lynne and starred Raúl Esparza (Caractacus Potts), Erin Dilly (Truly Scrumptious), Philip Bosco (Grandpa Potts), Marc Kudisch (Baron Bomburst), Jan Maxwell (Baroness Bomburst), Ellen Marlow (Jemima Potts), and Henry Hodges (Jeremy Potts). The Broadway production closed on December 31, 2005 after 34
Baron Ironblood Baron Ironblood Baron Ironblood is a fictional character from Action Force, the British equivalent to the G.I. Joe franchise. He appeared in the "Battle Action Force" comic books and annuals of the 1980s and was cast as an action figure by toy-makers Palitoy and distributed around Europe. In West Germany, he was known as Baron Eisenblut. Baron Ironblood is the leader of the Red Shadows, sworn enemies of Action Force. According to "Battle Action Force" his real name and birthplace are unknown (though a detailed comic book back-story, which featured in the 1985 "Battle Action Force" annual, places him of