/2006/09/sbr-playbill-3/ Theatre Information Fri, 18 Jul 2014 23:55:37 +0000 hourly 1 /2006/09/sbr-playbill-3/#comment-6 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 14:30:52 +0000 http://www.showbizradio.net/2006/09/01/sbr-playbill-3/#comment-6 Thanks for discussing this important topic. I think the rise of blogs will erode the power of a single, printed newspaper critic to end a show. But I do appreciate the erudition and well-chosen words of many print critics, even if I am not guided by their views of any particular show.
One thing has always grated on me, though: that the critics rarely pay to see a show. They never have to ask, “Was it worth the money?” This is a key question to many potential audience members. Sorry to be so capitalistic about art, but it’s true.
I hope that some critics at least PRETEND to have paid a fraction of the ticket price before they recommend a show.
Frugally yours, Wendy

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