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i think you are too close the production and investors

Posted by:	dramedy 05:43 pm EDT 03/14/14
In reply to:	BRANTLEY on ROCKY: a disingenous joke of a review - BroadwayLouBlaze 05:14 pm EDT 03/14/14

to have an objective mind. If you love it, great, but not everyone does. I think Brantley is right on the mark--he could have gone further in ripping apart the score--which is surprising bad from F&A. And the steps is a fair analysis that if you haven't seen the movie--you wouldn't know why everyone is cheering. A musical should not rely on the base material to fill in the gaps. clearly, the people behind me LOVED the movie and LOVED the musical. Once that fan base is gone, i'm not sure how well it last. I originally gave the show 2 years and close to recoup--but unless those grosses go up a lot--the show is doomed to limp along to tonys. Some shows don't need good reviews to keep open because word of mouth is so good or brand (disney), i think this show needed some really good reviews. by the way, on your list of bombs, i did see In the Light. Frankly, rocky wasn't any better than that one.

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