| At the time, it was a fabulous and moving show - John Cullum was quite brilliant in it. As I recall, it opened the same week as THE WIZ. It's interesting to look at the reviews. In his daily review of THE WIZ, Clive Barnes was very mixed, ultimately disappointed in the show. In his Sunday review, Walter Kerr actively disliked THE WIZ. Meanwhile, for SHENANDOAH, Barnes wrote a very positive review (with a few caveats), but it make it clear you would love the show; in the Sunday paper, Walter Kerr wrote a love letter to SHENANDOAH. SHENANDOAH ran 1,050 performances - a hit. THE WIZ ran 1,672 performances. A smash hit. So much for critics! |
