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re: Wow, opinions on this are really divergent

Posted by:	ilw 09:30 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to:	Wow, opinions on this are really divergent - Ann 07:12 pm EST 11/20/14

Three theories on why opinions are so divergent: 1) I liked the show very much when I saw an early performance at Paper Mill, before Brantley's review. However, I'm not sure any show could live up to Brantley's over-the-top rave, and maybe some people's negative reactions are skewed by overly high expectations, while others are not as influenced by the review. (On a side note, I feel that Brantley often goes to extremes in his praise or condemnation of a show.) 2) This show is almost purely a comedy, and people have widely varying comedic taste. Some have objected to Danza's song about his wife's skin cancer, while I found it very funny. (He sings: "I was a fool - so blind and deaf. I might have saved her with a higher S.P.F.") 3) Jason Robert Brown is a polarizing composer, with many fans and detractors. I love his music, and there are already certain songs from Honeymoon that I've been listening to obsessively on my iPod.

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