P.S.: "Audiences are critical in their consumption"

Really? How about Germans during the 3rd Reich, then? They loved him in 1936..so much to the judgment of audiences.

I see your point, but apart from all the things I said above, I'm not sure if KM is relevant enough to be described as a phenomenon. If we are talking about "Zeitgeist", then I could think of more impressive figures from the showbiz.

I went to see them the day after it was opened. It was fun, a lot of the costumes look really naff though - like they'd been picked up at a market somewhere!