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I did a little research and was surprised to learn that The Sugar Bean Sisters has been produced numerous times in the past 11 years—and has received rave reviews from theater critics all over the country. Why is your theater critic so out of touch? I'm going to see the production myself, but I cannot imagine that the WaterTower Theatre would produce anything that would make the audience want to "puke." Sounds like the play must have touched a nerve—or personal bias. Your critic's venomous review is not only hostile but rather misleading. Contrary to what your critic reported in her review, The Sugar Bean Sisters was not a "bomb" in New York. It was not a commercial production, so how could it bomb? It was presented at the WPA Theatre, a nonprofit off-Broadway theater, and ran for the number of performances that were scheduled.
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