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Posted by:	Singapore/Fling 11:18 pm EDT 09/10/14
In reply to:	NEW - BOOTYCANDY - Talkin' Broadway's Review - T.B._Admin. 07:10 pm EDT 09/10/14

I rarely say this, but I think that in this case Isherwood has a stronger understanding of the play than Murray, who seems to miss the understory that propels the larger meta-theatrical experience. To call the last scene a satire of a parody of a parody seems to neglect that it is meant to be a sentimental, honest cap to an evening that is mostly about subverting, avoiding, and condemning the truth. I don't think "Bootycandy" is entirely successful, and I wish that O'Hara was able to find a stronger way to land his darker story of sexual dysfunction. That being said, I find it odd that Murray misses it altogether.
Link	Isherwood kind of gets it, mostly likes it

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