tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post112284551041899771..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: "Arts & Leisure" watchPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1123260071846125392005-08-05T12:41:00.000-04:002005-08-05T12:41:00.000-04:00Fair enough. The Times certainly doesn't have to ...Fair enough. The Times certainly doesn't have to go out of their way to add to the dishy rumor mill and condemn the show prematurely. But this piece just exemplifies the curse of the puff piece. Nobody is taking this seriously and Allan Kozin (an otherwise fine music critic) doesn't make a convincing case here...If anything, the message is: if you're a wacky famous millionaire like Yoko and are crazy enough to squander it on a Broadway vanity project, then we will still cover it as legitimate theatre. Just because it's on Broadway. (And people wonder why I don't care about fixing Broadway...)<BR/><BR/>And by the way, if dishing out the dirt is what you really want here, then do check out that Reidal piece in the Post (http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/49806.htm). Now there's at least a fun way to cover this show...Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1123250920393354352005-08-05T10:08:00.000-04:002005-08-05T10:08:00.000-04:00As someone who reads Playgoer's blog avidly, but n...As someone who reads Playgoer's blog avidly, but not necessarily the New York Times theatre news/reviews, I must admit that yes, I was drawn to the "Lennon" article. So, mission accomplished on their part, I suppose. I apologize for being at least partially responsible for future puff pieces on bad and irrelevant theatre.<BR/><BR/>Why did I read it, you might ask? Well, the whole trainwreck aspect of the entire undertaking is quite fascinating, so I wanted to know more about what the unfortunate ticketholders/Beatle fans who feel obligated to go/friends and families of the cast might experience. And, yeah, I'm a Beatle nut too. Not nuts enough to see "Lennon," mind you, but plenty loopy enough to read an overly long article about it.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work!<BR/>Ron NastyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com