Possible Clues:

• Judge of literary or artistic works
• Reviewer - fault-finder
• Certain opening-night attendee
• One might get a crescendo of judgement with it, I see, from this
• One is against a crecendo with it, I see
• One is a judge of the crescendo with it, I see
• Reviewer's mostly a pain in the neck, penning it
• Reviewer of plays, films etc
• Role played by everyone, it's said
• Censorious reviewer