I agree with the producer's complaint about the
lukewarm NY Times review.
I say this as one who saw the production this past
weekend.
The reviewer criticizes the musical for not
meeting contemporary standards of politics, race,
and culture etc. The musical in fact is quite
true to Twain's book in terms of the characters
and plot.
The producer's letter is also reprinted on Frank
Rich's Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/frank.rich.315?fref=nf&pnref=story
-Steve Hoffman, Takoma Park, MD
On 2/15/2017 4:31 PM, Tracy Wuster wrote:
> Passing along from humor scholar Pete Kunze:
>
> Twain is alive and raisin' hell on Broadway:
>
> http://www.playbill.com/article/ny-times-responds-to-
> producers-complaint-about-big-river-review
>