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re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed

Posted by:	ryhog 01:55 pm EDT 03/31/14
In reply to:	re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed - enoch10 01:31 pm EDT 03/31/14

I don't think you can fault Wayman for the confusion. The fault lies at the feet of the creators of these shows. They have decided to pursue popular success by heading for Broadway (a commercial entertainment destination where, by definition, popular success is the only metric of success) rather than off-Broadway where that would not be the case. This is a choice. There are those here, perhaps including you, that imagine that Broadway is some larger version of Playwrights Horizons. It is not. It is a place people go to make money. That may be a tough pill for some fans of musical theatre to swallow, but that's the fact. If/ Then would not be on Broadway if the folks involved were not trying to make money. Ditto for all the other crap we are seeing this season.

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