Conversation so far:
what was the analysis made on michael bennett?
Instead, Bennett's choreography was motivated by the form of the musical involved, or the distinct characters interpreted.
could you tell me something interesting about the analysis?
In Act 2 of Company, Bennett defied the usual choreographic expectations by deliberately taking the polish off the standard Broadway production number.
What did they do instead?
The company stumbled through the steps of a hat and cane routine ("Side By Side") and.
and what else?
and thus revealed to the audience the physical limitations of the characters' singing and dancing.

Question: what was the audience's reaction to this?
Self-contained rewrite: what was the audience's reaction to seeing the physical limitations of the characters' singing and dancing in the company?