Does sucessful equal good

No. Sucessful never equals good (Not to say a sucessful show can't be good, and an unsucessful show can't suck).

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I don't wanna sound snarky, but it seems like you've answered your own question. You said you yourself don't think successful equals good, which means of course that it doesn't. As much as we rely on critics and reviews to tell us otherwise, "good" is 100% subjective. I think some shows are good, you think other shows are good, etc. "Successful" just means more people THINK it's good than bad.

especially during sex.

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both the words "good" and "successful" are subjective, and in the eye of the beholder. Sondheim and Prince have always said that the orig. production of Pacific Overtures was a success, when financially it was far from it.

you can't see the world in black and white when it comes to art, to do so undermines the artists and yourself as a subjective audience member.

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Successful does not equal good, and good does not equal successful (I'm lookin' at YOU, Company!)

On the flipside, "good" is so subjective. I think I show can be "good" if it fulfills what it set out to do. Just because it's a light entertainment does not mean it's "bad."

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but isn't it possible to recognize a good without enjoying it/ liking it?

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Re: "Sucessful never equals good"

How many examples do you want to prove that statement is way over the top?

I could start with 50.

IMO, Success does not always equals good, but it also does not always equal bad as well.

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I think it is impossible to answer this question. People on here would argue that WICKED sucks yet the many people who walk out in tears would say otherwise. Does that mean one of the two is wrong? No, just a difference of taste

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At least this one people could still theoretically add to the discussion. It's not nearly as useless as bumping those two threads about some Hairspray screening gone wrong.

I just looked at the list of long runners on Playbill. The top four longest running shows (in order) are Phantom, Cats, Les Miserables, and A Chorus Line. Now, the only two shows that I would consider to be pretty god are A Chorus Line and Les Miserables. I can't stand and never got what it was that drew people to Cats. And, I will admit, that Phantom, although a guilty pleasure of mine, is not the best thing ever written nor the best show out there.

However, I think that a show has to have some people who like it in order for it to sell tickets. I mean, if there wasn't a bunch of people who thought that Cats was amazing and that it was the greatest thing since sliced bread, it wouldn't have had the longevity that it had.

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