Are Critics too Tough on New Musicals?
- DATE: July 18, 2014
- POSTED BY: Sarah Carrillo
These days the overwhelming majority of musicals being staged are revivals or based on something (books, movies, etc.). It's not hard to understand why -- putting on a new musical is a huge undertaking and carries enormous risk. Until you perform it, you really don't know how audiences will react, which isn't the case with Phantom or Oklahoma. This risk made Lyn Gardner over at The Guardian ask whether theater reviewers should take it easy on new musicals, therefore giving...