Review - Low Blow, Mr. Fierstein

As one of the critics who championed A Catered Affair, my favorite new musical of the season, I was sad to hear they've put up the closing notice. And while I understand Harvey Fierstein may be a little miffed at the reception the show received from many of the critics, I'm not especially happy to read the sweeping generalizations he's quoted as giving in a recent Michael Riedel column.

"They don't know what love is," he says of New York reviewers. "They go to the theater every night. How do they get laid?"

Gee, Mr. Fierstein, why do you think they give us two free tickets for every show?

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