Profile for Chuck Lawrence

PLUTO TV - and now the broadcast is out of synch?

INTO THE WOODS is brilliant.

When the director gets top billing with a font larger than the title, it’s not a good sign.The text is so strong and the actors so good, why the self-indulgent gimmicks (bubbles, roller skates, and that inflatable chicken thing)?

Brilliiant piece, important and timely! Great direction and a terrific performance.

Best piece I saw in London last summer. Sam is a major star. Let’s hope it comes “home” to NYC, where it belongs.

Dishoom Covent Garden, Upper St. Martin’s Lane, for superlative Indian. Go after theatre and you won’t have to wait more than ten minutes (they don’t take bookings).

STEREOPHONIC

Not too bad, I waited one hour in the virtual room and got a side Orchestra seat for Sunday matinee for $270.

I enjoyed it! Imelda was terrific, that woman can sing! It wasn’t the Bette production but hey.

Terrible production. Perhaps it’s best to leave the singing/dancing stormtroopers to Mel Brooks.

It was absolutely thrilling!

I didn’t care for it. All the mumbling whispers in the dark at the end of the first act, painful! The second act got a bit better but I couldn’t wait to get out of there. Most chairs were reserved for notable actors, the rest of us got to sit on stools, very uncomfortable. No comparison to the superb, similarly “immersive” Soho Rep production with Reed Birney and Michael Shannon several years ago.

A seriously excellent new play.

It’s an astonishing performance and a thrill to see Juliet Stevenson on stage in NYC. btw, can someone please correct the mispelling in the subject box of this thread?

I thought this production was terrific. Great performances and yes - Paul Mescal Paul Mescal Paul Mescal. But the real standout for me was Patsy Ferran. I thought her Blanche was original and mesmerizing. Whereas I’ve seen quite a few actors tackle the role, from Jessica Lange to Gillian Anderson, a common problem is that they enter at such a high pitch of hysteria they have nowhere to go for the duration. Patsy Ferran’s performance was beautifully modulated throughout. Some of her monologues...

I also could not see the final moment. What happened?

Got mine - Saturday matinee early October, side Orchestra towards the back - $200. It took a while but code, etc. all worked fine.

ABBA VOYAGE is mind-blowing!

THEATER QUEENS ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN a new NYMF entry? I"m new to the board, enjoying the witty repartee :) Sounds like work must be done, let the professionals do their thing, comes with the territory. I also bemoan the loss of "low priced previews" - it's a sad comment on today's commercial reality. Attending next Saturday, will be interesting.