From the "Playbill" quotes above, it remains difficult to conclude that the musical is attacking the Church of Scientology in any manner, subtle or otherwise.
Calling the musical "Unauthorized" does nothing other than give the impression that the Church of Scientology or any of their less obvious front groups would not approve. This tactic is also used by some book authors and the Church of Scientology itself to generate interest, and to cloak their involvement.
Here are a few links to lists of front groups for the Church of Scientology:
Scientology Owned Domain Names
World Institute of Scientology Enterprises Directory
pillbox_girl said: "If the man or woman on the street knew about Space Tyrant Xemu from day one, instead of just taking a "personality test" do yo think they'd get many joiners?"
Too bad no one told Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Kirstie Alley or Giovanni Ribisi about Xenu, or Thetans, or how long it takes to get "cleared" before they spent over a hundred thousand dollars.
I'm sure that is entirely intentional. $cientology is an extremely vindictive organization. Any overt attack would be severely counter-attacked. By remaining subtle (and also by using kids), the producers have created a legally defensible piece which would only make $cientology look bad if they respond.
I just thought of an interesting parallel. Question: Why is it that telling the plain and simple truth about $cientology is considered an attack? Why is it the same for John Kerry? Answer: They are both frauds.