Theater Talk: 2015 Ultimate Broadway Critics Panel

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9 жыл бұрын

Theater critics Ben Brantley of “The New York Times,” Peter Marks of The “Washington Post,” John Simon of the “Westchester Guardian,” and Terry Teachout of “The Wall Street Journal,” discuss “Skylight, Fun Home, Finding Neverland, The King and I, On The Twentieth Century” and “Something Rotten!”
Taped: 05-01-15

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@Hairsprayxoxoful 8 жыл бұрын

John Simon seems rather unintelligent and completely unqualified to be a NY theatre critic. I'm glad I watched this, so now I can immediately discredit any review I read of his.

@j.stephenpearson4348 6 жыл бұрын

Such a great takedown of John Simon from 8:20 to 8:45. That he could say such a thing on air with no irony just shows how outdated his criticism is.

@alexmeyer5260 9 жыл бұрын

John Logan received an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Hugo, a movie based on a children's book (specifically "The Invention Of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick) which was directed by Martin Scorsese and won 5 Academy Awards. I wonder if critics would have liked Finding Neverland more if John Logan wrote that musical's book.

@jasminecorreia1175 2 жыл бұрын

What do you have to say now in 21 century: it’s theater as an art of the show or performance possible?

@johnv7060 9 жыл бұрын

The dean of drama critics, who now writes for a penny saver.

@alexmeyer5260 9 жыл бұрын

Ben Brantley is the theater's equivalent of Roger Ebert.

@alexmeyer5260 9 жыл бұрын

Mattbrain I used the comparison because in both men's cases, if they gave the work they were reviewing a rave review, their praise would undoubtedly be quoted in the work's advertising campaign.

@alexmeyer5260 9 жыл бұрын

Mattbrain The great thing about Ebert was that he could always appreciate the changing face of cinema. When he posted his final list of what he thought were the 10 greatest films of all time, he included a recent film in the list.

@alexmeyer5260 9 жыл бұрын

Mattbrain Exactly. I think Brantley is like that to some degree. If he weren't, he wouldn't have showered Hamilton with ecstatic praise.

@vino140 9 жыл бұрын

Alex Meyer Hamilton is flavor-of-month drivel !

@alexmeyer5260 9 жыл бұрын

Vino You hated Hamilton?

@alexmeyer5260 9 жыл бұрын

John Simon is the same guy who fought with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert over all things, Star Wars, particularly Return Of The Jedi, on Nightline back when it was hosted by Ted Koppel. Needless to say, Siskel and Ebert easily won the debate.

@MrFakNo 9 жыл бұрын

Alex Meyer Did they?

@alexmeyer5260 9 жыл бұрын

MrFakNo I'd say so. Hardly anybody agrees with John Simon's assessment of Star Wars.

@jasminecorreia1175 2 жыл бұрын

What do you have to say now in 21 century: it’s theater as an art of the show or performance possible?

@vino140 8 жыл бұрын

Brantley needs teeth whitener.

@jeffkoons001 Жыл бұрын

John Simon really doesn't understand life or human beings or art or anything, RIP

@BottleConcreteBlond 9 жыл бұрын

Of course a homophobe like John Simon wouldn't like Fun Home. He can't even imagine that a lesbian or gay man would be a human being.

@alexmeyer5260 9 жыл бұрын

BottleConcreteBlond I doubt he's happy about the fact that the Supreme Court has just made gay marriage legal in all 50 states.

@lindakahler4799 Жыл бұрын

Some of us just thought Something Rotten was a better show

@lindakahler4799 Жыл бұрын

I dislike the way they diss John Simon.

@liesljones5987 9 жыл бұрын

NO critic is perfect, but John Simon brings a 'no nonsense" intelligence to theater criticism -which few of his colleagues even aspire to.

@vino140 9 жыл бұрын

LieslJones59 He brings nonsense to thea criticism.

@wesman422 8 жыл бұрын

All the white men