tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post116621840151820533..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Too Late to Save "Hi Fi"Playgoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166460870659801592006-12-18T11:54:00.000-05:002006-12-18T11:54:00.000-05:00I was quite pleased with the show, and the audienc...I was quite pleased with the show, and the audience I was in loved it too. I'm sorry there won't be a soundtrack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166412260063758972006-12-17T22:24:00.000-05:002006-12-17T22:24:00.000-05:00Lennon was shot with a .38.I just had to google 'L...Lennon was shot with a .38.<BR/><BR/>I just had to google 'Lennon shot caliber' and there it was at the top of the page. The internet is wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166307409169203132006-12-16T17:16:00.000-05:002006-12-16T17:16:00.000-05:00OH. PHEW! That wasn't clear to me. Sorry. I guess ...OH. PHEW! That wasn't clear to me. Sorry. I guess one has to be old enough to associate "45" with a vinyl record!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166306113226005992006-12-16T16:55:00.000-05:002006-12-16T16:55:00.000-05:00Good God. Torre was referring to a 45 record, and...Good God. Torre was referring to a 45 record, and the Playgoer made a joke about the audience wanting to commit suicide with a 45 revolver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166300974505707552006-12-16T15:29:00.000-05:002006-12-16T15:29:00.000-05:00Playgoer: It's not your joke that's offensive. It'...Playgoer: It's not your joke that's offensive. It's the Roma Torre line, ". . . as the best of the Lennon’s in the musical "Lennon," he sings and acts with a truthfulness that makes you want to jump right up and buy a 45."<BR/>What can that possibly mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166295692627678682006-12-16T14:01:00.000-05:002006-12-16T14:01:00.000-05:00Um, I hope it's obvious to everyone else my joke h...Um, I hope it's obvious to everyone else my joke had nothing to do with John Lennon.Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166290411580123672006-12-16T12:33:00.000-05:002006-12-16T12:33:00.000-05:00Intended as a critique only of Torre. Though I do ...Intended as a critique only of Torre. Though I do apologize to Bentley for putting his great name in the same sentence as Roma Torre's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166281769883083192006-12-16T10:09:00.000-05:002006-12-16T10:09:00.000-05:00Huh? Everyone wants to shoot Lennon? How offensive...Huh? Everyone wants to shoot Lennon? How offensive.<BR/>And anon. 1: Please don't insult Eric Bentley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166254610741410442006-12-16T02:36:00.000-05:002006-12-16T02:36:00.000-05:00I mean, it really wasn't that bad. It was sheer c...I mean, it really wasn't <I>that</I> bad. It was sheer candy, like the set itself, and the only problem <I>High Fidelity</I> ran into was billing itself off a book and film that were not, in of themselves, nearly so cheesy. <BR/><BR/>I won't argue that this was the best, but it was certainly tolerable, and deserved to run longer than <I>How to Save the World in 90 Days</I> or <I>Mimi LeDuck</I>. Perhaps it's just the venue -- if this had premiered at New World Stages, a theater space that seems perfect for off-beat and slightly more campy musicals for a younger audience (complete with 11:30 performances), I have no doubt that <I>High Fidelity</I> would still be playing--no, just hitting its stride.Aaron Ricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003634532469211190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166219806891632062006-12-15T16:56:00.000-05:002006-12-15T16:56:00.000-05:00Roma Torre -- the idiots' Eric Bentley?Roma Torre -- the idiots' Eric Bentley?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1166219133764730562006-12-15T16:45:00.000-05:002006-12-15T16:45:00.000-05:00Somewhat strangely, Entertainment Weekly liked it ...Somewhat strangely, Entertainment Weekly <A HREF="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/stage/0,6115,1569101_9_0_,00.html" REL="nofollow">liked it too</A>.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073241969401141732noreply@blogger.com