A dazzling run of Brian Friel’s arresting play, Faith Healer closes today on Broadway. Leave it to the New York Times to attempt to slap a Broadway Legend in the face on her way out the door. The New York Theater Community and critics have collectively expressed some concern about Ms. Jones' performance in this show, yet the concern has never seemed more speculative, tenuous or ill-timed than in the Times post mortem in Sunday’s edition.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Thank you to the several board members for appropriate comments that fall within the boundries of common decency and encourage a reasonable discussion. A few "Namohood" bullies stalk people on the board who disagree with them. Please ignore it. They identify themselves with their personal attacks and off topic comments.
Here's wishing Cherry and the cast a great final show today. Faith Healer was a great production.
How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. "
--Sueleen Gay