'Spider-Man' is creatively editing quotes for their promo materials

[chanel]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 9:50am

Not surprising.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2011/06/vcreative_quote.php#more

[Patash]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 10:08am

While a different post here mentioned another "misquoted" review, this guy has little to complain about. Let's be honest. He DID say it was thrilling and he did say it was spectacular, and in both cases he meant those words in exactly the way they were used in the headlines. He may have also said it was dull at the same time, but the way they quoted his words to show exactly how they were meant is a lot different than saying "spectacular" if he had said something like "it is filled with spectacularly bad acting" -- that would be using his words in a way different from how they were meant. He shouldn't have said the show is both thrilling and spectacular if he didn't mean it!

Posted: 6/20/11 at 10:08am

The only thing more outrageous would be finding out Michael Musto accepts free drinks in exchange for mentions in his column.

[Okayfine]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 10:10am

This is common practice. It's like the movie promo people who quoted Siskel & Ebert as saying "It was better than Ferris Bueller!" but they HATED FB. No big.

[James885]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 1:27pm

Yeah, I don't see what the big deal is. Shows do this all the time; why are people suddenly singling out Spider-Man?

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 6:44pm

He needs to check out Brantley's review. It's like a master class on how to write a review that doesn't allow a single decent pull quote.

[bk]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 7:21pm

If, as he says, they have added the "and" then they should be run out of town on a rail - the only way they could do what they do and not seem like complete jerks is to do: "Spectacular... thrilling..."

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 7:54pm

So Musto is bitching because of his own incompetence? He isn't new to the Broadway game. He knows how shows operate with bad reviews. Suck it up, bitch!