"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Great use of the GYPSY title -- you can barely see it in tiny print.
What's this show titled? WOW?! For non-savy theatregoers, who this ad is intended for, will be scratching their heads.
We know its for GYPSY. They don't.
I just showed this to 2 non-Broadway going friends of mine and asked them if they could tell what show this ad was for and both of them thought the title was WOW.
Brody--you can be such a ninny when you dislike something, as if you have never before had anything to do with the theater in your life.
Listen to me carefully, while I condescend to you, as if you were the idiot child you seem to be playing today:
This. Is. An. Ad. In. The. Sunday. Times. Arts. And. Leisure. Section.
Got that?
The. Sunday. Times. Arts. And. Leisure. Section.
Arts and Leisure is a section read ONLY ONLY ONLY by New Yorkers interested in theater, cinema, opera and concerts.
It is an ad that is designed to BRAG BRAG BRAG about the overwhelmingly positive reviews.
No one reading the NY Times Arts and Leisure section will be at all confused, the way that an ad in the NY Times Sports section with pinstripes and a huge "#1" would clearly be an ad for the Yankees.
But thank you for your concern, dear. That was very (cough, cough) sweet of you.
EDIT: PS-Just when I thought I couldn't love PJ more...
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
It's a vanity ad for Ms LuPone. Most ads for shows include quotes about and pictures of the major actors in the production; not this ad! This ad is sending a message to other cast members, "YOU AND YOUR WORK DON'T COUNT! Actors have egos; Ms LuPone's is so big it doesn't allow space for others.
"Arts and Leisure is a section read ONLY ONLY ONLY by New Yorkers interested in theater, cinema, opera and concerts."
pal joey - This comment shows how little you know! The New York Times is available and read by people all over the country. To quote Rose, "New York is the center of New York."
my favorite thing about Patti is no matter how many actors talk about how sweet and giving a performer she is, or how many fans talk about having positive experiences either meeting her or talking briefly with her at the stage door...people insist that she's rude and egomaniacal.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad