FYI: Two nights ago, Edward Albee was at THE HISTORY BOYS.
The show was amazing and the set was outstanding.
That is all, but MUCH more to tell later...
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
I saw this last week, and was lucky enough to snag front Mezz seats, which is definitely the way to go with those sight lines.
I enjoyed the play a lot. I didn't love it as much as I thought I would; I think it's probably a little overhyped at this point. But obviously, the acting is superb, the ensemble ideal, and the play probably the best of this rather tepid season for dramatic theatre.
I'm curious what they do with the upcoming film version as I actually think alot of the subtle ideas of the piece will be better realized in that medium.
I sat in the VERY LAST ROW dead center. I could see everything JUST FINE except for the video screen. I couldn't see 30% of the top, which means at times some heads weren't see. But it's only the video screen (like a movie theatre screen), you can see all the actors fine. Great even.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle