In Defense of ‘Evita’

Michael Phillips forgot to mention one other thing that “a shiny hack job like ‘Evita’ ” also means: It gives critics like him the opportunity to trash the works of artists they do not like (“Long Live ‘Evita’? She Has,” April 22).

I cannot understand why critics continue to review shows that they know beforehand they will not enjoy. Phillips tells us that he does not like the shows of Andrew Lloyd Webber, so when he sets out to tear apart not only “Evita” but all other shows written by him, how can we expect any type of objective reporting?

This is an old show, and most of us know what we are getting. For Phillips to dissect it in this manner after all this time serves no useful purpose.

LOU PEREZ

Studio City