Did BK write this? It’s from a review of Encores! Light in the Piazza.
Thanks to the “American Idol” aesthetic that has infected many new Broadway musicals, audiences are now encouraged to applaud as soon as a singer hits a high note and some technician in the back of the theater artificially pumps up the volume. What a pleasure to see an audience sit silent and spellbound whenever Zavelson, Gish and Miles sing. Repeatedly, the well-deserved ovations were held until after the very last note.