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Funniest Critic Quotes?

What do you think were some of the funniest quotes from a theater critic? Feel free to post when you find one.

Ben Brantley's review of Eileen Atkins in Yasmina Reza's The Unexpected Man (October 25 2000)
"Shall we start with Eileen Atkin's right leg? It is, like her left leg, slender and shapely, and it has no doubt served this fine actress well over the years as something to stand on."
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"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
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re: Funniest Critic Quotes?

An oldie but a goodie

One critic wrote of " I Am A Camera" - "Me No Leica"
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re: Funniest Critic Quotes?

I have a great one!
Ben Brantley said this one about The Little Mermaid as his opening statement:

"Loved the shoes. Loathed the show.
I'm just kidding... I didn't like the shoes THAT much!"

I almost peed my pants when I first read it!

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