Originally Posted by DJ_Iceman

I, too, have enjoyed being educated by this thread and look forward to continued discussion.

And I had to look up "dreck" to make sure it was as perjorative as it sounds. Yup, it is:

dreck (drk)
n. Slang
Trash, especially inferior merchandise.

So I'm very, VERY surprised to see someone like PTravel, who clearly both knows and admires the performance art, to dismiss Disney so casually. Disney, the company that almost single-handedly revived the very concept of live theater in this country. That employs so many artists worldwide (and I don't just mean performers, but all the talented individuals whose labors of love go into shows of various sorts). And that most definitely does not produce inferior merchandise, as hgih-quality merchandise is one of their more profitable revenue streams...