One look is enough
I read your nonreview review [“‘God Looked Away,’ and So Should You,” March 2] and I applaud you. I felt restless, cheated, used and disappointed. For us, sitting in the second-row, Pacino was often inaudible. I paid $196 per ticket, and I treated two others, How could this production command these prices? “Hamilton” it is not. Jody Fasan Los Angeles
My husband and I saw “God Looked Away” at a recent Saturday matinee also. You might have been sitting next to him as he dozed several times. I was so disappointed in the play and performances. We, also, were perplexed by Judith Light’s costar billing because she doesn’t appear until the second act. You didn’t mention the Asian bellhop that added nothing to the play, and I wanted to cringe when he spoke like a parody of Charlie Chan. Lea Lowe Costa Mesa
I admired the entire column, especially the line, “But a stranger might have shown more kindness,” also the bit about picking up the tab. Jill Borak Palm Springs
Thank you for finally answering the question that everyone was waiting for. For weeks now, I have been getting unsolicited comeons from the Pasadena Playhouse about this “unmissable” “once-in-a-lifetime” event. When I responded to the barrage of Facebook come-ons by asking why there were no reviews, even from smaller local publications, I got evasive answers about the audience being part of the creative process, plus a demand that I communicate through private messages. Nothing in Pasadena Playhouse’s ads suggests it is anything less than a finished work of art. Andrew Krastins
Long Beach
My wife and I saw “God Looked Away” on Valentine’s Day. The core draw (Al Pacino doing Tennessee Williams) is irresistible. I loved watching Al perform live, in full Pacino, but, wow — such misguided forces onstage. The writer, the play, the director, the supporting cast, even the beloved miscast Judith Light.
Why didn’t Pacino just do a one-man Tennessee Williams show and put on a Blanche wig and act alongside a video projection of Brando? Eric Alan Los Angeles