Oh I hope you read it in The Onion. That is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard.

Oh I hope you read it in The Onion. That is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard.

That happened to me! We had to make our way to our friend's house with all the power out! It was crazy! Where were you? (In our case, they did have makeup screenings, but we couldn't make it, so got refunds.)

That happened to me! We had to make our way to our friend's house with all the power out! It was crazy! Where were you? (In our case, they did have makeup screenings, but we couldn't make it, so got refunds.)

I have to admit I was disappointed by this version—it struck me as tentative and sloppy. Nobody seemed 100% confident in either their singing or their comedy, so both fell flat more than they should have.

I have to admit I was disappointed by this version—it struck me as tentative and sloppy. Nobody seemed 100% confident in either their singing or their comedy, so both fell flat more than they should have.

Oh man, that "Happily Ever After" bootleg is amazing! I'd heard the version from the revue, but hearing it in Dean Jones' voice, with the orchestrations, sent chills down my spine. I can't even imagine how devastating it must have been for the audience—especially because the melody would have fit right in on 1970's…

Oh man, that "Happily Ever After" bootleg is amazing! I'd heard the version from the revue, but hearing it in Dean Jones' voice, with the orchestrations, sent chills down my spine. I can't even imagine how devastating it must have been for the audience—especially because the melody would have fit right in on 1970's…

I can't imagine "Follies" ever being made as a film. And I really can't imagine who they'd cast.

I can't imagine "Follies" ever being made as a film. And I really can't imagine who they'd cast.

I'm with Jobo, above—I find that the Doyle style works better with Company, as there isn't a plot to get lost. (His Sweeney confused the hell out of people who didn't already know the show.) And I think Company's songs gain more from that orchestration style. But I'm still a fan of both. (And his Sweeney was so much…

I'm with Jobo, above—I find that the Doyle style works better with Company, as there isn't a plot to get lost. (His Sweeney confused the hell out of people who didn't already know the show.) And I think Company's songs gain more from that orchestration style. But I'm still a fan of both. (And his Sweeney was so much…

Sell me on Sabbath's Theater, please. I found it to be a trial, because Mickey was such a repellent character that I couldn't be happy to be spending time with him. But I know it's very highly regarded, so what am I missing?

Sell me on Sabbath's Theater, please. I found it to be a trial, because Mickey was such a repellent character that I couldn't be happy to be spending time with him. But I know it's very highly regarded, so what am I missing?

That's a loss. While I have issues with some of his novels—specifically the ones where "perplexity about women" shades into "repellent misogyny" (e.g. My Life As A Man, Sabbath's Theatre)—I think there are very few authors with his insight into the modern American soul and society. And every year I'm disappointed when…

That's a loss. While I have issues with some of his novels—specifically the ones where "perplexity about women" shades into "repellent misogyny" (e.g. My Life As A Man, Sabbath's Theatre)—I think there are very few authors with his insight into the modern American soul and society. And every year I'm disappointed when…

I love his writing dearly, but the man is a total crank. Which oddly only makes him more lovable.

I love his writing dearly, but the man is a total crank. Which oddly only makes him more lovable.

Precisely.

Precisely.