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Any additional comments from people who have seen the show?

Last thought before I duck for cover from flamethrowers... Yes, Steven Winn's review is critical of the show. The Little Man, however, is not snoozing, nor has he left his chair. Getting an Alert Viewer is not equivalent to a "thumbs-down", as we Chron readers have been told more than once. So I wouldn't call that review a pan, either.

Perhaps one needs to get over one's cleverness and sarcasm to find the subtle meaning of "a wholly admirable attempt to create a new musical that still has quite a journey to make (Chad Jones, Oakland Tribune)." If there were no hope for the piece, would he imply its life beyond TheatreWorks and Mountain View? I also have no personal animosity towards Steven Winn, but it's pretty well-known amongst my theatre circles that he rarely, if ever, seems to enjoy musicals. One might even conjecture ...

Yes, the Chronicle and Tribune are two of the big papers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Jose Mercury-News is a bigger deal down on the Peninsula where A LITTLE PRINCESS is playing. It's been packed every night, and the people I know who've come to see the show have uniformly enjoyed it. And I wouldn't say that the Tribune "panned" the show. ""there are a number of terrific qualities to this "Princess" -- some appealing songs, a lively ensemble, a fantastic leading lady..." And the hea...