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FOLLIES Reviews
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/03
The Prickly Plural and Christopher Jones #125
Posted: 9/13/11 at 2:10pmWell 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.
The Prickly Plural and Christopher Jones #128
Posted: 9/13/11 at 2:29pmThat's one mean dog she has.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/03
The Prickly Plural and Christopher Jones #129
Posted: 9/13/11 at 2:39pmI'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.
The Prickly Plural and Christopher Jones #130
Posted: 9/13/11 at 2:40pmShe 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.
The Prickly Plural and Bustopher Jones #131
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.
The Prickly Plural and Bustopher Jones #132
Posted: 9/13/11 at 3:11pmShe 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!
The Prickly Plural and Bustopher Jones #133
Posted: 9/13/11 at 3:15pm
Didn't Kevin Space trip over his dog?
Are we saying MTM is a lesbian?
Mary Tyler Moore is a lesbian???#134
Posted: 9/13/11 at 3:18pmI didn't know she prefered the company of women but it would make sense with that haircut.
Mary Tyler Moore is a lesbian??? #135
Posted: 9/13/11 at 3:31pmOk, 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.
does anyone still wear a hat?#134
Posted: 9/13/11 at 4:06pmMaybe I'm losing my mind, but that hat that Colleen Fitzpatrick is wearing...isn't that part of Regine's old costume??
FOLLIES Reviews#135
Posted: 9/13/11 at 4:06pmMichael Feingold is putting the finishing touches on his review.
FOLLIES Reviews #136
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...
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
FOLLIES Reviews #137
Posted: 9/13/11 at 6:27pmLooks like Regine's headpiece, and I think Colleen went on 3 times in DC for Regine
FOLLIES Reviews #138
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/
Joined: 12/31/69
FOLLIES Reviews #139
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...
FOLLIES Reviews #140
Posted: 9/14/11 at 5:18amWalter 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.
Joined: 12/31/69
FOLLIES Reviews #141
Posted: 9/14/11 at 5:22amI 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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
FOLLIES Reviews #142
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.
FOLLIES Reviews #143
Posted: 9/14/11 at 8:00amClive Barnes has said that falling asleep during a performance is a perfectly legitimate critical response.
FOLLIES Reviews #144
Posted: 9/14/11 at 8:04amSo is thinking that Clives Barnes was a fat closeted idiot.
FOLLIES Reviews #145
Posted: 9/14/11 at 8:39am
Roma Torre:
http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/theater_reviews/147119/ny1-theater-review---follies-
FOLLIES Reviews #146
Posted: 9/14/11 at 8:48am
PJ, didn't say I approved!
Thoughts on Feingold's review?
FOLLIES Reviews #147
Posted: 9/14/11 at 11:27am
For me, Feingold could have cut 3/4 of his "review".
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
FOLLIES Reviews #148
Posted: 9/14/11 at 11:59amLove Feingold, but he just wrote a set of Liner Notes, not a review.
FOLLIES Reviews #149
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
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