On the contrary, I applaud him for finally doing what should have been done long ago. Although his explanation on why he did it: the characters were apparently "too familiar to the public". Apparently "familiar" is a Hollywood euphemism for "tired and embarrassingly unfunny".
Well, this is a special case, because his Ali G and Borat schtick depended on his "victims" not knowing they were being put on. The characters had limited lifespans to begin with.
When I see a play, I tend to forget that not everybody else has seen it too, and I had previously seen "Sweeney Todd" on stage, so I sorta failed to realize how spoilery this post would be.
Although his explanation on why he did it: the characters were apparently "too familiar to the public". Apparently "familiar" is a Hollywood euphemism for "tired and embarrassingly unfunny".
When I see a play, I tend to forget that not everybody else has seen it too, and I had previously seen "Sweeney Todd" on stage, so I sorta failed to realize how spoilery this post would be.