Latest Brooklyn! Review — Page 2

But NStar, it's not really a mistake.

People don't consider being a standby as a Broadway debut. Frankly, I don't understand it. But that's the way it is in the biz.

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It's not a mistake. Most people consider an actor's Broadway debut to be when they officially assume a role, not when they acted as understudy or standby. The Theatre World Awards which have recognized the ten most prominent debuts of the New York season for several decades now only recognize those actors who appear in principal or featured roles the opening night playbill (no replacements, understudies, standbys or chorus people). There are several recipients of the Theatre World Award who had worked on Broadway for a several years as understudies etc... before they finally got their big break and only then were honored as having made an outsanding "debut."

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No matter what the reviews on this show. I enjoyed it. Is that a crime?

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I was WONDERING how long it would take for Namo to show up!

Welcome back to the world of the living, old friend!

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Just thought I'd mention that Amneris is a classy, thoughtful, intelligent human being that I had the pleasure of meeting on day one of Bklyn's previews.

I thought the review was brilliant and funny. I get pretty worn out whenever I watch the Grammy's and have to be inundated with thank you's to the almighty in some form or fashion every time someone gets up to the podium. As if God has nothing better to do than watch award ceremonies and read the BKLYN bio. It was, (perhaps), a slam in that sense, trying to point out the hackneyed tone of everything, *down to* the bio's. I have to take up for Amneris as I do recall her outing herself as a BKLYN shill long ago. Actually, she's been the LEAST annoying/frightening/egregious one of them all!

It's funny because it's true...

I think it's really pathetic that this reviewer felt like they have to go on to bashing people's playbill bios. BKLYN is a musical, not a playbill bio, so just go your damn job and review the show. That was out of line.

And I agree about Amneris being wonderful, cause she is. :) Puffer.

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Is it any wonder why I love Namo as much as I do?

Updated On: 10/27/04 at 06:40 PM

According to Reidel's column today ( believe it or not ) Brooklyn has enough money to run about another 3 weeks.

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Reidel's comment about Brooklyn running for three weeks is totally untrue and irresponsible journalism.The show has no plan to close despite the reviews. As I have said before, the overwhelming audience response has been VERY positive. Standing ovation each time I have seen the show.

There's absolutely no accounting for taste. People now feel obliged to stand at the end of almost any musical and more times than not, it is far from warranted.

Ah, for the audiences in Europe. There was a new production of a Mozart opera at the Berlin Oper that started getting serious catcalls and boos about two-third of the way through the first act, and, from what the review said, it was no doubt merited. Another production a couple of years ago of that New Year's Eve staple THE BAT was apparently so incomprehensibly bad (Act Three, which is usually set in a jail where the errant husband is sleeping off a drunkfest, was moved to a concentration camp, complete with Nazi guards) that the director and conductor had to leave by a side exit lest they face the wrath of the audience.

We need audiences like that here, the kind that will throw programmes at the director when he takes his bow. Lord knows I was tempted to when LA MANCHA was over. :)

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