“Disgruntled patrons complained Monday that the orchestra only played highlights of the movie’s musical score as a warm-up. When the lights went down and the film began, the symphony musicians had already exited the stage, leaving Maria on her own — with back-up from the audience singing the lyrics superimposed on the screen — to frolic through an Austrian mountain meadow.”
Tag: 02.08.11
Dublin’s Abbey Theatre Looks To Boston For Help
“Facing a serious budget shortfall, Mac Conghail is looking to Boston for fund-raising and to create partnerships. He wants to establish cultural exchanges, especially with colleges and universities, and to put on productions.”
“Spider-Man” Producers Lash Out At Critics For Reviewing Show
“Most of the critics have cited as reasons for their impatience the show’s record-breaking preview period and the high cost of tickets, which for a single seat can approach $300. They also worry that producers are deliberately outflanking them by pushing off potential negative write-ups, even as the show enjoys a virtually sold-out run…”
Enough Is Enough: New York Times Reviews Spider-Man
Ben Brantley: “This production should play up regularly and resonantly the promise that things could go wrong. Because only when things go wrong in this production does it feel remotely right … Actively letting theatergoers in on the national joke that this problem-plagued show has become helps make them believe that they have a reason to be there.”