"The title, the concept, the casting would seem to have Broadway success written all over it. A musical about the bitter rivalry between two iconic cosmetic giants - Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden - who never met but here, of course do ... But the essence of War Paint lies with the larger-than-life ladies themselves and a score from the excellent Scott Frankel and Michael Korie ... that gives both divas plenty to chew on. Frankel's sinuous melodies can be so intriguing and Korie's lyrics are smart, witty and always highly literate. Frankel seens instinctively to know how to write for LuPone and Ebersole's voices. The legendary LuPone belt is still thrilling ... and you sort of accept the cartoonish East European/Jewish accent as something that's a part of her large, larger, largest, personality"