The cast alone makes this worth the trip to the theater. Not a single weak link in the bunch, which is increasingly rare. The standout for me was Max Clayton — my first time seeing him, and he absolutely commanded attention with a powerhouse solo early in Act 1. I sincerely hope awards voters take notice. Sara Chase was a delight, and it was great to have her back on a Broadway stage.
Alex Brightman is as talented as ever, but the material doesn't give him much to work with &
Just saw this on Playbill — Tony Kushner is directing a benefit reading of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart at The Public. I mean... the Angels in America playwright taking on the other towering AIDS-era masterwork? This feels like an event.
Look, I get it. The Count of Monte Cristo is a brick of a novel. You can't fit everything in. Nobody's asking for a six-hour epic ... though honestly, after hearing about this production, maybe they should have.
What I am asking for is the revenge. The whole point of Monte Cristo is that Edmond Dantès spends nearly two decades in a dungeon, slowly losing his mind, before clawing his way back to destroy the people who put him there. That's the engine of the entire sto
I think that's been better lately though? And I'd add to this, that a friend of mine was one of the new Ensemble names recently and quickly scared off by those assuming every new poster was an old poster. Trolls always reveal themselves, but think sometimes we scare off the newbies.
