tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post112247619523523773..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Spamalot in VegasPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1122605559904420622005-07-28T22:52:00.000-04:002005-07-28T22:52:00.000-04:00Julia Roberts in another revival. Does anyone hav...Julia Roberts in another revival. Does anyone have any shame anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1122489573239125492005-07-27T14:39:00.000-04:002005-07-27T14:39:00.000-04:00Fair point... I only meant to distinguish these tw...Fair point... I only meant to distinguish these two shows from the purely commercial, purely shlock enterprises alongside them on B'way. If Wynn were importing "Mama Mia" or "Dracula: The Musical", it wouldn't be much of a story...Perhaps the most objective way to put this is that "Q" & "Spamalot", unlike other musicals, are shows with both high critical praise and snob appeal in addition to boffo biz.Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1122483738075470762005-07-27T13:02:00.000-04:002005-07-27T13:02:00.000-04:00Saying Avenue Q started in the non-profits is like...Saying Avenue Q started in the non-profits is like saying Miramax produces independent films.<BR/><BR/>Spamalot and Avenue Q were critically respected in relation to their own (very, very modest) ambitions and the crass commercialism they evinced. They were hardly seen as significant cultural achievements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com