#26
Posted: 10/22/04 at 12:30am
Here comes another one...
Broadway.com's BKLYN Review — Page 2
#27
Posted: 10/22/04 at 12:31am
You wanna see how badly a show can be trashed, wait for John Simon's review on Monday in New York Magazine. I've been reading him since I was a kid (he's been a major critic since before I was born) and he deserves his reputation as the harshest and nastiest critic probably in the history of New York Theatre. His pans are legendary. He's a horrible racist, sexist, homophobic man, but nevertheless a great writer with an enormous vocabulary -- he knows more ways of saying he thought something was awful than anyone on the planet.
He's old, mean, bitter and hates rock and roll -- Brooklyn doesn't stand a chance with him.
He's old, mean, bitter and hates rock and roll -- Brooklyn doesn't stand a chance with him.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
Updated On: 10/22/04 at 12:31 AM
#28
Posted: 10/22/04 at 12:31am
Brrr. What a perfect description of Simon. I really can't stand that guy.
#29
Posted: 10/22/04 at 12:33am
T-T- It's time to take your final bow and go to bed. It's quittin' time! Pleasant dreams.
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
Updated On: 10/22/04 at 12:33 AM
#30
Posted: 10/22/04 at 12:34am
It's okay to stick up for a show you believe in. Even minority viewpoints count, as long as you don't get malicious about it.
#31
Posted: 10/22/04 at 1:18am
He's a horrible racist, sexist, homophobic man
And he reviews THEATRE???
And he reviews THEATRE???
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#32
Posted: 10/22/04 at 1:20am
And has for over 40 years.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
[http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/]
"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
#34
Posted: 10/22/04 at 1:36am
who cares about these opinion pieces. The opening night was a blast and I got drunk =D
#35
Posted: 10/22/04 at 2:05am
I was anxious to read reviews for BKLYN but then I remembered something: reviews seriously mean nothing. I mean, look at Wicked's reviews, then look at its attendance record and grosses. The reviews obviously have no significant effect on the success of a show...
#36
Posted: 10/22/04 at 2:06am
People need to stop comparing this show to Wicked. Every show is different. Geez.
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
#37
Posted: 10/22/04 at 2:08am
"The reviews obviously have no significant effect on the success of a show..."
Tell that to the producers of Urban Cowboy, see what they think.
Tell that to the producers of Urban Cowboy, see what they think.
Cake or death?
#38
Posted: 10/22/04 at 2:11am
I'm not comparing it to Wicked. I'm just using Wicked as an example of a show that received mediocre reviews at best, and is still doing amazingly well. All I'm saying is that Wicked proves that just because a show doesn't get good reviews doesn't mean it can't do well.
#39
Posted: 10/22/04 at 2:45am
Mat-G..I am sooo tired of you trashin BKLYN every chance you get! If you can't see how awsomely cool this show is then you're blind..ahahaha LOL!! :) You'll be sorry when you tri to get tickets to this Tony winning show..hahaha..you can't it's is sold out..LOL!!
BKLYN ROCKS!
BKLYN ROCKS!
Ignorance is temporary. Stupidity last forever.
Watch out BWW...
HE'S BACK.
#40
Posted: 10/22/04 at 8:33am
I coulda sworn that other people panned BKLYN too. Humm,let me go back and read Theatermania, Peter Filichia, the New York Times, Broadway.com, Talkin Broadway(not to mention posts by others who saw it)again.
#41
Posted: 10/22/04 at 9:32am
Pan Shman lol... As long as shows have ticket sales down the road they will be fine as BKLYN does. (Bombay Dreams,Wonderful Town,Dracula) all would of closed by now had people listened to what they read. As I recall the "late" Saturday Night Fever lasted almost 2 years on broadway after being TORN apart and that theatre was HUGE.
#42
Posted: 10/22/04 at 9:38am
But the thing about Fever was that it had a huge upteen million dollar advance, that and Orfeh kept the show running alot longer than it would have/could have/should have. Its advance *made* it critic proof. I will agree with Amneris about one thing, if Dracula is still running....
#43
Posted: 10/22/04 at 9:39am
LOL
I have to say ORFEH was the main reason to go see the show.
AL DENTE your name is making me hungry. *wink*
AHHH I'm done fighting. I have no more points to make. I am weak!!! HELP!!
I have to say ORFEH was the main reason to go see the show.
AL DENTE your name is making me hungry. *wink*
AHHH I'm done fighting. I have no more points to make. I am weak!!! HELP!!
#44
Posted: 10/22/04 at 10:00am
Remember that Dracula has a producer who doesn't mind losing money on his Wildhorn ventures.
#45
Posted: 10/22/04 at 10:10am
lol
it makes me snicker with delight that that's basically what I posted on Monday after seeing the show last weekend and I was challenged for not knowing anything and asked "what have you ever written?"
sometimes an education in musical theatre serves its purpose.
wow, this all sounds so conceited. so not me, but hey, I'm tired of getting walked over and its moments like that (reading reviews that reflect your own opinion and make you feel like you know something) that help to make all the freakin' money spent on that musical theatre degree a little more worth it, lol.
I'm done gloating now. It's really ugly. Sorry bout that.
it makes me snicker with delight that that's basically what I posted on Monday after seeing the show last weekend and I was challenged for not knowing anything and asked "what have you ever written?"
sometimes an education in musical theatre serves its purpose.
wow, this all sounds so conceited. so not me, but hey, I'm tired of getting walked over and its moments like that (reading reviews that reflect your own opinion and make you feel like you know something) that help to make all the freakin' money spent on that musical theatre degree a little more worth it, lol.
I'm done gloating now. It's really ugly. Sorry bout that.
If I show you the darkness I hold inside, will you bring me to light?
#46
Posted: 10/22/04 at 10:44am
For those keeping score, Brooklyn received negative reviews from:
The New York Times
New York Post
Newsday
Daily News
Washington Post
Variety
Star Ledger
Bergen Record
Hollywood Reporter
Broadway.com
Talking Broadway
Theatermania
and a somewhat mixed-positive review from:
Associated Press
And of the shows Amneris listed, Wonderful Town has gotten very good reviews with both Donna Murphy and Brooke Shields, has a producer with deep pockets and is a relatively cheap show to run, so it was never losing a mass fortune during the turmoil with Murphy's absences, Bombay Dreams is a lavish spectacle that seems to be finding an audience and is probably attracting a sizable tourist crowd who don't need a command of English to enjoy the show, and Dracula has the virtue of its well-known title, and again, a producer with deep pockets. Same was true of Saturday Night Fever though it ultimately had a money-losing run on Broadway of one year and two months, not two years.
The New York Times
New York Post
Newsday
Daily News
Washington Post
Variety
Star Ledger
Bergen Record
Hollywood Reporter
Broadway.com
Talking Broadway
Theatermania
and a somewhat mixed-positive review from:
Associated Press
And of the shows Amneris listed, Wonderful Town has gotten very good reviews with both Donna Murphy and Brooke Shields, has a producer with deep pockets and is a relatively cheap show to run, so it was never losing a mass fortune during the turmoil with Murphy's absences, Bombay Dreams is a lavish spectacle that seems to be finding an audience and is probably attracting a sizable tourist crowd who don't need a command of English to enjoy the show, and Dracula has the virtue of its well-known title, and again, a producer with deep pockets. Same was true of Saturday Night Fever though it ultimately had a money-losing run on Broadway of one year and two months, not two years.
#47
Posted: 10/22/04 at 11:14am
Oy! Wouldn't you know I've got tickets for this Saturday night?
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.
#48
Posted: 10/22/04 at 11:21am
#49
Posted: 10/22/04 at 1:09pm
Wait, is John Simon the critic that called Footloose the ugliest cast on Broadway? Now I have a strong desire to check out a bunch of his old reviews to see just how mean he is.
#50
Posted: 10/22/04 at 1:11pm
If you find an archive of his reviews, please post the info -- they're legendary.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
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