FOLLIES Reviews- Page 6

[moljul]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 2:10pm

Well I have a feeling this post is going to make several of you feel bad for harping on poor Mary Tyler Moore. Apparently she fell (tripped over her dog) and her face is swollen because of the incident but she wanted to be there to support her friend, Bernadette. So maybe we should stop the MTM bashing for a bit.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 2:29pm

That's one mean dog she has.

[moljul]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 2:39pm

I've only read the dog was responsible for the swollen face. I have no information on the cause of the other issues of the evening. But as an animal lover, I beg you all, let's not blame the dog. I'm sure he has better taste than that.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 2:40pm

She doesn't look swollen. She looks shiny and plasticy. To be fair, though, I think BWW has some kind of edict that they need to take and publish the absolute worst pictures of celebrities they can.

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 2:55pm

What kind of touchy-feely liberal crap is going on here?

Now all I can picture is Mary Tyler Moore tripping over her dog like Dick Van Dyke used to trip over their ottoman.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 3:11pm

She needs to be careful not to trip. If she screams those staples will come flying out of her face and could really hurt someone. Or the dog!

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 3:15pm

Didn't Kevin Space trip over his dog?

Are we saying MTM is a lesbian?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 3:18pm

I didn't know she prefered the company of women but it would make sense with that haircut.

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 3:31pm

Ok, the dog story makes sense. I just looked for recent pictures of her and the left side of her face was not that swollen. Hope she is ok.

[FrauleinKost]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 4:06pm

Maybe I'm losing my mind, but that hat that Colleen Fitzpatrick is wearing...isn't that part of Regine's old costume??

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 4:06pm

Michael Feingold is putting the finishing touches on his review.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 4:16pm

"Maybe I'm losing my mind, but that hat that Colleen Fitzpatrick is wearing...isn't that part of Regine's old costume??"

<----- It's certainly similar...

[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 6:27pm

Looks like Regine's headpiece, and I think Colleen went on 3 times in DC for Regine

[Simon4]

Posted: 9/13/11 at 7:20pm

Feingold:
http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-09-14/theater/the-revival-of-sondheim-s-follies-dances-with-ghosts/

Posted: 9/14/11 at 2:34am

"Thanks for the reviews of the original production.

Walter Kerr and Clive Barnes: two astute critics, sans agendas. Too bad we lack their like today. "

Didn't Everything Was Possible say Clive Barnes fell asleep midway through watching the show? Or am I confusing him with someone else...

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 9/14/11 at 5:18am

Walter Kerr was an astute critic who never made sarcastic remarks at the expense of the show he was reviewing. Clive Barnes was another matter. His background was as a dance critic and he often gave very opinionated views of the shows. It would not surprise me if he went to sleep during the press performance of FOLLIES. I had a friend who worked for the Times as a photography editor, and he told me that Barnes would frequently be asleep at his desk, hung over. And yet the power he wielded was enormous. I am not sorry that he is no longer at the Times.

Posted: 9/14/11 at 5:22am

I believe the anecdote (which I still think was in Everything Was possible, but can't check right now, so could be way off) also mentioned he was drunk. I do admit to enjoying some of his collected essays on dance reprinted in book form.

[After Eight]

Posted: 9/14/11 at 7:29am

"Didn't Everything Was Possible say Clive Barnes fell asleep midway through watching the show?"

If he did, the show's to blame.

[Simon4]

Posted: 9/14/11 at 8:00am

Clive Barnes has said that falling asleep during a performance is a perfectly legitimate critical response.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/14/11 at 8:04am

So is thinking that Clives Barnes was a fat closeted idiot.

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/14/11 at 8:39am

Roma Torre:

http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/theater_reviews/147119/ny1-theater-review---follies-

[Simon4]

Posted: 9/14/11 at 8:48am

PJ, didn't say I approved!

Thoughts on Feingold's review?

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/14/11 at 11:27am

For me, Feingold could have cut 3/4 of his "review".

Updated On: 9/14/11 at 11:27 AM

[Brick]

Posted: 9/14/11 at 11:59am

Love Feingold, but he just wrote a set of Liner Notes, not a review.

[ljay889]

Posted: 9/14/11 at 3:24pm

According to Riedel, the production may recoup, but it can't extend.

https://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/avoiding_financial_follies_MunacAhxz30sZudeScDL8I