tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post113709695683496883..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Nadirs of CriticismPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1137106133959769602006-01-12T17:48:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:48:00.000-05:00Like Margo J, Neil G is a "playwright" and, like M...Like Margo J, Neil G is a "playwright" and, like Margo, his bitterness at not having "made it" is everywhere evident...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1137105971401570352006-01-12T17:46:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:46:00.000-05:00Genzlinger is very shallow and glib; in his review...Genzlinger is very shallow and glib; in his reviews, he practically boasts of his ignorance of a subject or lack of interest in it. Perhaps he or his editors think he's being a mildly amusing "Everyman" critic. For certain light-entertainment assignments, he could be well-suited, but when the Times sends him to productions such as Super Vision at BAM, I really have to wonder what they're thinking. On a side note: Have you read Rachel Shteir's essay about the supposedly sad state of NY theater criticism, in the journal Theater? It has me hopping mad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1137105266405230822006-01-12T17:34:00.000-05:002006-01-12T17:34:00.000-05:00I agree. If I had to choose, I'd prefer a critic t...I agree. If I had to choose, I'd prefer a critic to dismiss a play I already know something about than a play like <I>House of Desires.</I> To get gushy (I'm in a hurry), this play could change my life, but I wouldn't have given it a second thought after catching that hook line--I didn't even want to read the review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com