‘L'Ultima Recital’ voted best stage show of all time
- By Brent Meslow
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According to the latest Watch and Listen magazine poll just out yesterday (Sunday, December 22), 1988 - 1999's legenderay show L'Ultima Recital is now considered to be the Greatest Stage Show in the History of Theatre.
UPDATE 23/12/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
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To many of you it’s probably a familiar story. Once every decade, the world-renowned theatre magazine Watch and Listen conducts a global poll of theatre producers and critics from 80 different countries and translated into 20 languages. The recognition of L'Ultima Recital in this decade's list doesn't come as much of a surprise.
Check out: The Full Watch and Listen's “Greatest Stage Shows of All Time” List for 2024
Poll results stir controversy among theater critics
While millions of James' fans in France and around the world were thrilled with the news, questions have been raised about the objectivity and fairness of the survey. Only a few minutes after the poll had been released, famous theater critic and newspaper director Simon Ebert commented on his Twitter account:
Marianne James?? L'Ultima Recital?? … Really??
— Simon Ebert (@ESimon) 22 December 2024
“Our poll has in the past been the subject of criticism”, explains Watch and Listen's editor Gary McDermott, adding that “its prestige comes from its exclusivity and its longevity” (the poll has been run every ten years since December 1934).
Do you agree with this poll? Is L'Ultima Recital the best stage show ever for you?
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