Well, alright, not The Economist. Rather, this economist: James Hamilton, who keeps a blog called Econbrowser. He approvingly quotes my review in his own post Ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, Bob. Back when the show was playing at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, James had seen it and indeed dropped a line in this direction at that time. He says now:

Hopefully Twyla Tharp’s amazing production will reopen in more hick towns like San Diego, where the theater critics aren’t quite as informed as those who tell New Yorkers what’s worth seeing.

I’d like to think that, but I’m pretty dubious that there’s any future for the show, certainly in the short-term, after the money that was lost on Broadway. Perhaps it’s a pity that it didn’t play more places across the country before coming to Broadway. Honestly, the reception in San Diego was so relatively positive, that they probably felt further out-of-town tryouts were redundant. Oh, well.

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