http://www.theatreaficionado.com/2008/10/critical-round-up-on-patricia-routledge.html As it was at the overture and shall be at the exit music, bliss without end. Amen. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:15:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.theatreaficionado.com/2008/10/critical-round-up-on-patricia-routledge.html#comment-2190 Geoff Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:55:15 +0000 http://clients.chrisvanpatten.com/theatreaficionado.com/2008/10/critical-round-up-on-patricia-routledge.html#comment-2190 That last remark is quintessential Kern and one of the principal reasons I love reading his criticism. He had a completely unique voice when it came to capturing a performer in description (as the above attests). This kind of writing is sweat and toil, but he made it look easy. He also had a way with a phrase: "the kind of show that gives ditch water a bad name" or "he had delusions of adequacy." He unfortunately had a completely tin ear and panned the likes of "West Side Story," "The Most Happy Fella," and just about every note Stephen Sondheim ever set to paper. I miss him. That last remark is quintessential Kern and one of the principal reasons I love reading his criticism. He had a completely unique voice when it came to capturing a performer in description (as the above attests). This kind of writing is sweat and toil, but he made it look easy. He also had a way with a phrase: “the kind of show that gives ditch water a bad name” or “he had delusions of adequacy.” He unfortunately had a completely tin ear and panned the likes of “West Side Story,” “The Most Happy Fella,” and just about every note Stephen Sondheim ever set to paper. I miss him.

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