▁Hum ph rey ▁Bog art ▁role . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁Broadway ▁production ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁including ▁several ▁from ▁critics ▁who ▁saw ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Bog art . ▁ ▁U PI ▁critic ▁Jack ▁Ga ver ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁" an ▁am using ▁entertain ment " ▁in ▁which ▁"[ n ] othing ▁of ▁consequence ▁happens ". ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁New ▁York ' s ▁John ▁Simon ▁delivered ▁a ▁character ist ically ▁negative ▁review , ▁critic izing ▁the ▁" raw ly ▁aut obi ographical " ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Allen ' s ▁performance ▁in ▁it . ▁Bob ▁Den ver ' s ▁performance ▁as ▁Allen ' s ▁late - run ▁replacement ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁critic ▁C live ▁Bar nes ▁for ▁con ve ying ▁" a ▁genu ine ▁c low n - like ▁w ist ful ness " ▁that ▁Bar nes ▁had ▁found ▁lack ing ▁in ▁Allen . ▁ ▁The ▁production ▁received ▁three ▁Tony ▁Award ▁nomin ations , ▁for ▁Hard y ' s ▁direction ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁supporting ▁performances ▁of ▁Ke aton ▁and ▁Roberts . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁London ▁production ▁was ▁later ▁described ▁in ▁The ▁Guardian ' s ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ob itu ary ▁of ▁Moore ▁as ▁" a ▁mistaken ly ▁Ang lic ised ▁version " ▁of ▁the ▁play . ▁It ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews : ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁found ▁Moore ' s ▁" c ud d ly ▁appeal " ▁appropriate ▁to ▁the ▁character , ▁but ▁others