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#226

re: A CATERED AFFAIR Reviews

Posted: 4/21/08 at 9:52am

The Metro Daily Reader (subway paper) is Negative
4/21/2008

A Broadway Affair to Forget

The show is a must see for anyone contemplating marriage. For everybody else, not so much. Its pleasures are subtle, its subject grim, it lyrics stilted and its dialogue anachronistic. Intermittently funny, it's mostly serious

Metro Reader

#227

re: A CATERED AFFAIR Reviews

Posted: 4/21/08 at 12:37pm

Well, I gotta say, this is a shock. I did not see reviews like this coming.

Butters, go buy World of Warcraft, install it on your computer, and join the online sensation before we all murder you. --Cartman: South Park ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."

#228

re: A CATERED AFFAIR Reviews

Posted: 4/21/08 at 1:21pm

From Harvey's blog:

"But I am happy to report that USA TODAY, VARIETY, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, THE NEW YORK POST, ASSOCIATED PRESS and tons of others got what we are doing and embraced the show with praise and enthusiasm."

The show got the Outer CRITICS Circle Award Nomination for Best Musical. So, it's not as bad as it seems at all.

Metro? AMNY? Who cares? Yes, the NYT stings. But Brantley hated Caroline, Or Change, which I consider one of the greatest musicals ever written.

johnraymondbarker.com

#229

re: A CATERED AFFAIR Reviews

Posted: 4/21/08 at 1:55pm

I thought it was interesting to see/hear Harvey acknowledge that many people (performers/creatives) DO read the reviews. At least via his blog, he seems to be taking it in stride.

Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward. Carol Channing

#230

re: A CATERED AFFAIR Reviews

Posted: 4/21/08 at 4:06pm

And I'm glad he mentioned that reviews don't mean everything because I agree with him about Caroline, or Change.

#231

re: A CATERED AFFAIR Reviews

Posted: 4/21/08 at 4:54pm

only the part in quotes was from harvey's blog. The rest was me.

johnraymondbarker.com

#232

re: A CATERED AFFAIR Reviews

Posted: 4/22/08 at 9:21am

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

#233

re: A CATERED AFFAIR Reviews

Posted: 4/22/08 at 9:50am

Well, I this show had just too much positive buzz before the opening, it could be no means meet these expectations. It's probably an interesting show in some ways.

But it's not a bad thing to detect that when shows don't really work on many aspects then the reviews may find out and if so many pan it there is a good chance they're not totally wrong.

So I see an exciting race for the best musical tony. I don't think any candidate is dead sure bet yet. But I actually wouldn't count out any yet. Neither A Catered Affair, nor YF and to some extent neither TLM. And watch out, possibly a miracle happens and the critics all of a sudden like Cry-Baby (which I'm pretty sure they won't though)...

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