‘Mahagonny’ falls

KUDOS to Mark Swed for his review of “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” [“ ‘City’ of Bad Dreams,” Feb. 12]. He is right in every respect. When will directors understand that they should never second-guess an audience?

John Doyle did not do his homework properly or simply did not understand the rich and vibrant material he had to work with. This production of “City” was a bore and an insult to the Brecht/Weill collaboration. Why try to make Weill and Brecht into Sondheim?

CHRISTINE GLAZIER

Pasadena