Why Does Michael Riedel hate "Hamilton"? — Page 6

It is worth remembering that the Tony voters include the producers of every show that will be nominated this year. It is thus not surprising Riedel can find a few of them to help him manufacture a backlash.

It is also worth remembering that most of the people to whom Riedel is referring have already used their connections to see the show. Hamilton's problem is accommodating everyone with connections in a finite space.

It is obvious that this is the first round of Tony tickets, not the last.

The suggested reason for this action by the producers of Hamilton ("so that they can post huge grosses in the fall") is beyond specious: the show does not need to impress any more than it has.

Riedel also desperately needs to garner attention to his rag when temperatures are >90 but this seems like a particularly lame way of doing so. Ironically, there HAS been some backlash (as evidenced here), but writing about that would require Riedel to break a sweat.

I'm sure there *will* be exceptions made, but I do think the production will be more strict about Tony voter tickets than many other productions generally are (which isn't very strict at all). And I see nothing wrong with that, as the voters enjoy a great deal of privilege as is. (Which is not to see the voters are people of privilege overall; I certainly know voters who do not have the means to summer away from the city).

Updated On: 7/31/15 at 12:03 PM

What Riedel also fails to acknowledge is that the show is a gigantic hit without having won the Tony, which is a huge reason why it could afford opening in the summer without having to wait until Tony season. And like others have said, the show would post huge grosses in the fall with or without giving tickets to Tony voters. It's a hit, period, the more he tries to stir the pot where there's no pot to stir, the more desperate and pathetic he comes off. These stories are as embarrassing as the time he was, for some unknown reason, lying about the "success" of BULLETS OVER BROADWAY.

Also, the logistics of this don't make sense- the producers are constricting an allegedly 1400 tickets for Tony voters to 16 days? That would result in houses with disproportionate numbers of comps. Why would the producers of the show- which Riedel seems to want to paint as very greedy- want houses with 80 comps in the premium orchestra?

Although I would like to see the show recognized for Miranda. But at least he already has a Tony. :)

Riedel is a troll. I will never forget how he was signing the praises for "Bullets over Broadway" for months. That should've been a career-ender for him.

I can't say I disagree on anything he said above ^.

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"So he doesn't understand hip-hop, which means the chances of him liking Hamilton at all were slim-to-none"

But even then, a lot of people (including myself) did/does not like hio-hop, yet loves the score of Hamilton.

Michael Riedel: "The nastier I was, the more money I got. I discovered that early on."

I think that pretty much sums it up...

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/the-rise-of-riedel-sharp-tongued-ny-post-columnist-on-feuds-fairness-and-why-hes-not-hot-for-hamilton-367822/P2

I think he described his personality well when he said this:

"Funnily enough, most of the people I've had feuds with over the years wound up becoming friends of mine because the producer who has this year's gigantic flop, next year may have next season's biggest winner, and I'd like to be the first person to say, 'This show's going to be a smash!' Just like I like being the first person to say, 'This show's going to be a disaster.'"

"But you've got to admit he was right about Bullets Over ... [Broadway]"

Actually, no we don't. Riedel thought Bullets was going to be a huge hit. From his Bullets Over Broadway column:

"RAT-a-tat-tat!

That machine-gun fire you hear coming from the St. James Theatre is the sound of a hit.

“Bullets Over Broadway” has been in previews just three days, and already those in the know — that would be me! — are sensing it’s the show to beat this season."

Actually, this quote from Gawker best sums up Riedel, imo:

"I love a fiasco, and I love to watch it all fall apart."

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