Feingold's reviews of IDIOT, SONDHIEM, and PROMISES

Very glad, after disagreeing with MF last week, to be in accord with him this week.

Particularly about Idiot. Recently, a quartet of late 20-early 30 something friends attended. I was interested to hear their reaction. 2 liked Rent, 2 liked Spring Awakening. They all hated Idiot. Said one: "Who in their right mind would want to even talk to these three posers, let alone sit through their stories? They really are idiots."

newintown, when I took my date to the production in Berkeley, it was the same experience. He's in his mid-20s and has seen only the theatre I've taken him to. He HATED it. And curiously enough, I though he hit the nail on the head with all his comments: Who cares about these people, their stories are completely predictable, and the only think anyone seems to like about the show is the music - so why not just buy the Green Day album?

"Sondheim on Sondheim (Roundabout Studio 54) is a kind of Broadway-level community-theater event."

Wow. Gotta love Feingold.

Where's my parade?

Bellevue?

I simply adore mean!

But Bellevue was just a joke, love. I'm glad you like AI.

All variances of opinion aside, I love the way he writes ...

... a person writing about people, not a "recorder of events" who regurgitates and analyzes entire plots while throwing in one-word adjectives in parentheses and attempting to pass them off as opinions without a hint of perspective.

Instead, that was a refreshing read!

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