So, this is theater?

A group of us were shocked at the positive review of the schlock the Mark Taper Forum is offering audiences this month (“Likable ‘Jazz’ Gets in the Swing of Things,” by Reed Johnson, Dec. 5). We were attracted to the show by the famous names of composer Cy Coleman, writer Larry Gelbart, lyricists Marilyn and Alan Bergman, choreographer Patricia Birch and director Gordon Davidson.

What a waste of good talent. “Like Jazz” is a bland cabaret act -- not theater. Why pay major dollars for a Broadway show that should have been presented in an intimate club?

Richard K. Weaver

West Hollywood