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DramaTeach said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "It's possible that this has been discussed in this thread, but Joshua Henry no longer seems to be doing any Sunday performances, according to the Telecharge calendar? Is this a new development?"

I posted about this here a couple months ago when John Clay posted about it on Instagram, but I don’t think it was ever announced officially."

Yes it was- i think he stopped doing Sundays af

two battling reactions here, to the piece itself and to the production.

the piece left me cold. hard to believe two production teams put together shows based on this material in one year. i am totally unfamiliar with both versions, but i do know some of the songs from Lippa's and none of the ones tonight did much for me. its a meandering, hyper sexual tale with little tension or action until the very end, and there isnt much character development along the way because there are

Agree with alot of what Kad said above.

There are many LOL lines that have Amber Ruffin's wit all over them. The songs are pleasant, and the show moves at an OK clip. The cast is outstanding--especially Jade Jones (hilarious), Katerina McCrimmon (that voice! and the ever reliable Crystal Lucas Perry, who is on stage almost throughout, her energy never flagging for a second. Moffat is exactly what you want him to be, no complaints.

Grey Henson is great as Bigfoot but the

gibsons2 said: "BWAY Baby2 said: "Genocide?? How about the genocide of Israelis who have been killed and ganged up on since they became a state. Why is the genocide of Israelis never spoken about??"

Yawn"

of course there has been no genocide of israelis (though that is the explicitly stated goal of Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, etc), but reacting to their slaughter with a yawn could not more perfectly encapsulate how pathetic and soulless so m

netanyahu is disgusting, but the notion that he can CAUSE antisemitism is so repugnant, and so the sort of thing you would never ever say about any other minority under constant violent assault, its a good reminder not to bother having these discussions with the likes of the faux progressives on a broadway message board

that said, i appreciate the call out on my typo re genocide--i meant to include the word "Western" there, ie there have been many mass bombing campaigns by th

of course its not a genocide- or, if it is, please point me to anyone using that term to describe what the US did in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and many other places, halfway around the world, and not in response to direct violent attacks *that took hundreds of hostages*-- has there EVER been a genocide where the people being allegedly genocided had a leadership that refused to surrender or release hostages to stop the alleged slaughter? 

it was a disgusting war, between truly horr

Kad said: "I’ve not yet seen the play but Dahl didexplicitly say he was anti-Israel because of its violent actions in Lebanon in 1982. And he said it repeatedly. And he did use it as a starting off point for further genuinely anti-Semitic comments. Multiple things can be true here at once."

i have not seen the show but i know plenty about Dahl. Someone who mingled his antiSemitism with his pro Palestinian beliefs. That overlap is very common today and

this was excellent.

theres nothing particularly original here, no gimmicks, just a straightforward perfectly acted production of one of the best plays of all time.

i thought Wendell Pierce was marvelous a few years ago, and the conscious decision to portray the Lomans as a Black family paid off big time. But the overall production was hampered by the insanity of Andre de Shields' Uncle Ben, and none of the other Lomans made a lasting impression.  The only other producti

this is an excellent production, with a truly top notch cast, but the play really didnt do anything for me until the very end (which reminded me of Significant Other, oddly...just me?).

Barron is VERY talented and the family play element is phenomenal--- i cant remember the last time I saw a family scene that felt as natural, everyday banter, as the one Barron cooks up here. I actually think the last half is quite strong, but its a slog to get there (could just be me) as we meet Mae an

Sieh was on tonight, was quite good in the small role. She also covers Agnes and I bet she kills it.

But few can come close to Carrie Coon's performance here. I thought Act 1 was slow going- especially the first few scenes, with long pauses and forced laughter from the audience. Hard forgive that much dead space, but Act 2 is a wild ride, and Coon's big breakdown is one of the best performances I have seen in a long time. 

I like what Letts was doing here- the desce

hicaesar said: "I'm not particularly interested in the new cast, which is good cause I saw Jack, Morgan, and Kurt many times and I thought they were all 100% perfection. Maybe the next cast they will bring Kurt back and I'll have a reason to revisit.

I think the Hermes casting is a bit risky for this show... Hadestown is a show that attracts all people from all walks of life and having a non-binary Hermes risks pushing some audiences away. You can say that is right

enjoyed this quite a bit. i agree it has some moments that fall flat here and there, but its an engaging 90 minutes that tells a tragic representative tale that confronts communism and capitalism as its imperfect successor.

by far the least developed role in need of the most work is Katya-- more scenes of her surveillance would give us more insight into who she is and what Yevgeny finds so alluring about her. But both Dmitri and Yevgeny are delightful, and I was especially impressed wi

Kad said: "I've not seen this, but are we sure that the "Republicans" of the title is referring only to the American political party? China is formerly known as the People's Republic of China and "republican" just means somebody who believes in representational government."

Kad, a nice thought but nope. The characters explicitly discuss politics, they describe abortion as murder, they praise the Chinese-born character as having "come

the Republicanism is never even explained or explored! The Phyllis character is a harsh, classic Republican in the Reagan style, and we get that, but everyone else-- their politics isnt explored AT ALL until the young one turns into a union organizing progressive because....she didnt get a promotion she wanted? Im laughing trying to articulate it now.

The show seems premised on the idea that everyone working at big I-banks are Republicans bec they are rich--this is just false--but it d

Its all just interesting insight into how media/crowd think works. last month there was nonstop handwringing and questioning and outrage and worry---the storm was being discussed in earnest days in advance, and people were wondering how matinees would go on given the possibility of 8 to 10 inches.

now theyre predicting minimum 12 inches with 60mph winds- not passable conditions--and theres just this weird silence? How will all the theatergoers at Mincemeat get home if its a full on bli

this was bafflingly bad. i mean, truly one of the most amateur productions ive seen on a professional stage in NY.

the humor was cringe, and the very capable actresses were undermined by a truly mystifying story--both leads were impossible to identify with, let alone root for. One was a corporate monster who does objectively horrible things to her colleagues and the other is caricature of an ignorant progressive from a Republican Congressman's fantasy diary. just wild.

Jodi