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re: IT"S ONLY - NO, BARELY- A PLAY.

Posted by:	tpdc 11:56 am EST 01/17/15
In reply to:	IT"S ONLY - NO, BARELY- A PLAY. - portenopete 12:43 am EST 01/17/15

I don't think this is about McNally's success in London or Trevor Ninn at all. It's just a backstage comedy with an all star cast. The night I saw it with the original cast, there were more laughs, and truly long big laughs, than I have seen in a Broadway show in years. Saying that the audience didn't enjoy the show is really projecting a lot. If audiences weren't enjoying this show it would have closed when Lane left.

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re: IT"S ONLY - NO, BARELY- A PLAY.

Posted by:	portenopete 03:28 pm EST 01/17/15
In reply to:	re: IT"S ONLY - NO, BARELY- A PLAY. - tpdc 11:56 am EST 01/17/15

I don't agree. I think audiences routinely give standing ovations to shows they don't like. And they recommend them to their friends. Now if they were laughing, that's another matter. I saw FINDING NEVERLAND with an audience at ART that was incredibly enthusiastic: I didn't quite get what they liked about it but I couldn't deny they seemed to be digging it. The crowd at IT'S ONLY A PLAY were not nearly so vocal and responded mostly to the lines and choices that were underlined and highlight mercilessly. Like the actor at curtain call who lifts his arms and gives an audience the cue to stand.

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