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Play Esq, Now that is a conversation I can get behind. You are right. The show has a monstrous uphill battle without those three c's...so here's the challenge here on BroadwayWorld -Miracle Worker Reviews: What CAN the producers do to turn this boat around? I'd really love to hear what insights the people on this board have about that.

Dear American Idio---Play Esq, It is true..I'm bedeviled by this show. It's a worthwhile show and I find a do love tilting at windmills. ED

It's true that Wicked is the most obvious and glaring error to the "You Gotta Have Reviews" mantra but there are others. (How about the ways in which critics loved Norman Conquests last season? A case where universal glowing raves did not result in financial success.) Critics are becoming more and more out of touch with the average Broadway ticket buyer. In addition, readership of publications is down...so we find ourselves in this position of preaching to the choir, while the choir is only i...

Yes reviews are the death knell...Just look at these notices.... NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW: "SHOW" does not, alas, speak hopefully for the future of the Broadway musical." NEWSDAY REVIEW: "Overproduced, overblown, confusingly dark and laboriously ambitious jumble." NEW YORK DAILY NEWS REVIEW: "It's such a... waste of talent" Poor Wicked. How will they ever survive it?

I do hope this show pulls through. Miracle Worker was fantastic last night. Pill and Breslin were really wonderful but so too was Jennifer Morrison. Whether this was the case in early previews or not, Opening Night has revealed deeply nuanced performances from the entire ensemble telling a heartwarming story. This show has entertainment value for all, but EVERY girl should see this show.