Topic: CRITIQUING THE CRITICS (Read 14875 times)

bk · « **on:** January 20, 2006, 12:05:37 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, you've critiqued the notes, the notes have critiqued you, and now it is time for you to post until the critical cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2006, 12:06:43 AM »

And the word of the day is: ABSTRUSE!

George · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2006, 12:20:10 AM »

I've only been involved in local community theater and have been in shows that have received really bad reviews but where the audiences loved it. Like they say, "Success is the best revenge!"

Tomovoz · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2006, 12:22:17 AM »

TOTD: CD: Michael Ball "Music"
Paul Kelly "Foggy highway"
Troy Cassar-Daly "Brighter Day"

DVD: The Best of Victoria Wood.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2006, 12:23:26 AM »

I remember having Abstruse with fresh cream when I was last in Vienna.

George · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2006, 12:25:50 AM »

In my CD player (at work): I finally found my brand new CDs that I received last week and put my car keys on top of them so that I can't forget to bring them to work: Lionel Bart's Blitz and Jason Robert Brown's solo CD, "Wearing Someone Else's Clothes." After that will be the original Off-Broadway cast recording of Dessa Rose by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, with La Chanze and Rachel York. Beautiful! I listened to it yesterday and I loved it.

bk · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2006, 12:44:02 AM »

A sampling from the Tolucan Times review:

"In its world premiere, this cleverly suspenseful thriller is a delicious and delightful little whodunit. Written from some darkly deceitful corner of the mind of the otherwise most pleasant Bruce Kimmel, it kept us guessing from start to finish... Kimmel, also donning the director's hat, inspires sassy and supenseful performances from his cast... This is a nice, neat, naughty and entertaining murder mystery, well-acted and developed throughout... To find out for yourselves whodunit and to whom, catch this one!"

George · « **Reply #7 on:** January 20, 2006, 01:15:21 AM »

That sounds like a great review, BK.

George · « **Reply #8 on:** January 20, 2006, 01:17:18 AM »

In my DVD player: three DVDs from Netflix that I can't remember. I've had them all for several weeks and haven't ~~found~~ taken the time to watch them. I don't know why. I've had two three-day weekends in this month already!

George · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2006, 01:19:49 AM »

This morning is Garbage Day. Last week, I totally forgot to put out the garbage. Dopey me.

Anyway, I remembered last last night and it's out on the edge of the street, but it's also Recycle Day. I haven't forgotten, but I haven't put it out yet because it's raining and will probably rain all night. I don't have anything to keep the paper dry, so I want to put it out at the last possible moment before I go to work...if I don't forget, too.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:20:33 AM »

Good morning, all! Today is cleanup from yesterday's flood. Toyland has to wait till tomorrow (a Jerome Kern reference). I do have to run the Kelli O'Hara chart to Chelsea Music, but that's on hold till I hear about what's happening in the building today with yesterday's events.

Dear Friend BK, everyone's a critic and everyone's got an opinion, as you encourage all of us to do and as I see on every other board I look in on. The web has created a lot of Frankensteins, but even before the web, I was amazed at how many mediocre critics flooded the New York media, especially in smaller newspapers. The music critic for the late New York Native would present as his review a listing of the musical program with little to no criticism. I never once got a bad review on a New York City Gay Men's Chorus concert because he never offered one. While I certainly didn't want a bad review, I just wanted a review: I know when my work stinks, and sometimes a negative review can teach you a thing or two besides humility or why the phone never rings. In ACT ONE, when "Oonce In a Lifetime" closed in tryouts, a stagehand's criticism "I wish the show weren't so noisy" gave Moss Hart the idea of how to rewrite and fix Act Two.

As to your play DECEIT, it's popular theatre and not "serious drama," and you have to be punished. However, if a critic only wants to review Brecht and Beckett, he'd better know them really well.

TOD:
CD: Mrs Henderson Presents, Guy Haines, Babes in Toyland
DVD: Swimming With Sharks, Die Meistersinger (Met broadcast)
VHS: el cheapo porno

Ben · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:26:21 AM »

Good morning Larry and Dan.

I'm trying to finish a project that can't be finished by deadline because I was out for two days on Jury Duty. Nonetheless I will still listen to something, perhaps AccuRadio or some of the missed BBC broadcasts. I will open the bottom drawer in my desk and see which delights await me.

We have a busy weekend with a gathering in Elizabeth, NJ tomorrow afternoon and dinner with a friend to thank us for helping with the Gift Baskets in December. We may watch something tonight but there are no plans right now.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #12 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:34:15 AM »

m.c.

iPod: currently listening to Claude Bolling--Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano

Tivo: The Abominable Dr. Phibes

DVD: The Turning Point is on tap for tonight.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #13 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:35:16 AM »

Hi, Ben!

Hello, Larry!

Bon matin, Vixmom!

Ben · « **Reply #14 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:35:17 AM »

Another picture. Here I am standing on the area next to the Liffey River. It's the north side of the river. Notice the trees and the blooms. It's December 26th and there is a lot of greenery. We had one day of rain during our trip and for almost the entire 14 days we had temperatures between 45 and 60 degrees. It was wonderful for a winter vacation.

Ben · « **Reply #15 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:36:25 AM »

I am boarding the plane for the trip to Cardiff. It was a small airline (Ryan Air-a bus with wings) and we entered the plane from the tarmac.

Ben · « **Reply #16 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:37:52 AM »

Last picture for today. We are in the lobby of the Thistle Hotel in Cardiff. We are with my cousin Ray and his wife, Christine. They drove down from Sheffield to pick us up at the airport and take us into the city. We got to spend a few hours with them and then they drove back to Sheffield.

vixmom · « **Reply #17 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:55:02 AM »

Good morning. I shall be E & T most of the day as I have the day off work to get things done and they won;t be done if I'm on the computer!

I am off right now to get my hairs cut.

But before I go....

vixmom · « **Reply #18 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:55:52 AM »

~~~DRY VIBES~~~~ for dear elmore.... having a flood is a misercable business. I am very sorry for you.

vixmom · « **Reply #19 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:57:05 AM »

~~WARM VIBES~~~ for MBarnum... doesn't the furnace co offer a easy financing package? Are there any rebates you can take advantage of?

Are there any other heating co's you can contact for estimates?

vixmom · « **Reply #20 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:57:23 AM »

Congrats on last nights show BK!

vixmom · « **Reply #21 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:57:47 AM »

~~~~TRaveling Vibes for Jason~~~~

vixmom · « **Reply #22 on:** January 20, 2006, 05:58:15 AM »

and now I am off to become beautiful....

I may be gone some time

elmore3003 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 20, 2006, 06:01:06 AM »

Quote from: Vixmom on January 20, 2006, 05:58:15 AM

and now I am off to become beautiful....

I may be gone some time

LOL! You're already beautiful!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #24 on:** January 20, 2006, 07:15:09 AM »

Good Morning!

Well... The temp is already in the mid-40s, and should be nearing 60 this afternoon... So, I think my run shall take place this afternoon.

In the meantime, I shall go get my hairs cut too. See you at the Beauty Shoppe, DR vixmom.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #25 on:** January 20, 2006, 07:17:49 AM »

Hmm... Friday Media Check...

Well, you know the drill with me...

*I'm just not in a "listening mode" right now... Even though the pile of unplayed CDs seems to grow weekly. Who knows?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #26 on:** January 20, 2006, 07:20:24 AM »

DR DakotaCelt - I probably missed it earlier, but which play are you working on right now?

*Sign language has always intrigued me. I did some work for Very Special Arts here in DC many years ago, and we would spend a few days a week over at Gallaudet University. And I believe that GU still offers free sign language classes to those who volunteer a certain amount of hours each week.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #27 on:** January 20, 2006, 07:23:12 AM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on January 20, 2006, 05:34:15 AM

m.c.

iPod: currently listening to Claude Bolling--Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano

Tivo: The Abominable Dr. Phibes

DVD: The Turning Point is on tap for tonight.

Oooh... I keep meaning to get a copy of the Bolling Suites for my own collection. -Well, at least on CD, I still have my LPs.

*And one of my favorite recitals I accompanied in college ended with a performance of the First Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano complete with Bass and Drums. Very cool.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #28 on:** January 20, 2006, 07:26:51 AM »

Well... I'm off to the Barber Shop...

Laters...

S. Woody White · « **Reply #29 on:** January 20, 2006, 07:32:15 AM »

I have no time to catch up. Again.

CD player, car: That stack of CDs we didn't buy Alex: collected good stuff by Genesis, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, and Chicago, the soundtrack to Shrek, and a new disc by Kenny Loggins (dating from a couple years back, not on Columbia) that has some interesting stuff on it. But the photos prove that he should never have let his second wife convince him to shave off his beard - he's growing it back, but it looks scraggly. Pooh.

DVD player: Der Grampa is taking Robots and Oliver with us for our ladsitting today. I am not an Oliver fan. Horseracing.

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