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

Posted by:	WaymanWong 12:32 am EDT 04/01/14
In reply to:	re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed - enoch10 01:31 pm EDT 03/31/14

That's not the point I was trying to make: I think you have to take critics with a grain of salt. And even critics can disagree about whether a show has achieved ''artistic success.'' Also, artistic successes CAN be popular, too. When John Lahr says that Stephen Schwartz hasn't written a single ''memorable'' tune in ''Wicked,'' that says more to me about Lahr's tastes than it does about Schwartz's tunes. Clearly, many people DO find ''memorable'' songs in ''Wicked.''

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

Posted by:	enoch10 12:53 am EDT 04/02/14
In reply to:	re: Something ''Wicked'' this way, reviewed - WaymanWong 12:32 am EDT 04/01/14

but - >>So, ''Wicked'' gets the last laugh, having celebrated its 10th anniversary. If that's not ''Popular,'' what is? indicates to me you're arguing the popularity of WICKED invalidates lahr's position that it's a bad musical. a position i agree with, popular but bad. that's arguing quantity over quality. sorry if i am misreading it.

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