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A Bright Room Called Day
A Bright Room Called Day#25
Posted: 11/8/19 at 8:22am
The Other One said: ""I thought I'd really dislike it but am happy to say I did not.
I would encourage people to go. And pay attention."
What if we are tired of being hit over the head with the obvious?"
Stop paying attention?
A Bright Room Called Day#26
Posted: 11/8/19 at 9:08am
A fair point, haterobics. For what it's worth, I would like to like Kushner's post- and pre- Angels In America work more than I actually do.
A Bright Room Called Day#27
Posted: 11/8/19 at 9:19am
I bought this without knowing what I signed onto, so now I'm wondering if that was the right decision, heh.
A Bright Room Called Day#28
Posted: 11/8/19 at 11:45pmThis cast is great but these reviews are bad... ha
A Bright Room Called Day#29
Posted: 11/21/19 at 1:30pm
Did I miss the actual reviews? This just opened on Tuesday.
Leading Actor Joined: 6/21/03
A Bright Room Called Day#30
Posted: 11/21/19 at 7:36pmThey are hiding the reviews and I also searched. Did not like this show and wanted to read about it. A wasted evening for me.
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/13
A Bright Room Called Day#31
Posted: 11/21/19 at 7:39pm
This was a terrible show for me, but there is, quite literally, not ONE public review about it. That is a little crazy. Tons of shows get terrible reviews, and they cannot hide them. What is going on?
A Bright Room Called Day#32
Posted: 11/21/19 at 7:49pmAccording to The NY Times, it opens 11/25 - so I think reviews will come then.
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/13
A Bright Room Called Day#33
Posted: 11/21/19 at 8:03pm
Yes, that's right. I don't know why I didn't just look it up, but haterobics is usually accurate. hehehe 
A Bright Room Called Day#34
Posted: 11/21/19 at 9:10pm
ModernMillie3 said: "Yes, that's right. I don't know why I didn't just look it up, but haterobics is usually accurate. hehehe "
Well, I did use what one would imagine is an accurate source, the Public Theater website for this show, and their calendar still has the 19th listed as opening night: https://publictheater.org/productions/season/1920/bright-room/
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/13
A Bright Room Called Day#35
Posted: 11/21/19 at 9:25pm
I don't see it there, but I checked Playbill, Theater Mania, and the NYT, which all list it as the 25th. That's bizarre.
A Bright Room Called Day#36
Posted: 11/21/19 at 9:30pm
On the ticket calendar/schedule, there is a star on the 19th and if you mouse on that date, it says opening night.
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/13
A Bright Room Called Day#38
Posted: 11/21/19 at 9:38pm
Well, I guess they are having two opening nights, fun!
A Bright Room Called Day#39
Posted: 11/25/19 at 1:28pm
I was there over the weekend and it was a disappointment. It really doesn't make a point beyond "fascism is bad and if we don't do something about Trump now, we're in trouble" and it felt like preaching to the choir. The actors are all very good but the direction is lacking so now of the performances are amazing. Plus it's long (about 3 hours, regardless of them billing it as 2:45) and the first act in particular drags.
A Bright Room Called Day#40
Posted: 11/25/19 at 9:12pm
Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/a-bright-room-called-day-theater-review-1257931
Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-bright-room-called-day-tony-kushner-connects-hitler-reagan-and-trump-and-fefu-and-her-friends
A Bright Room Called Day#41
Posted: 11/25/19 at 9:57pm
NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/theater/a-bright-room-called-day-review.html
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
A Bright Room Called Day#42
Posted: 11/25/19 at 11:14pm
Unless they were hoping to extend or move it, the production's nearly sold-out as it is, and the remaining seats will be bought by people intrigued by Brantley's raves for the cast.
Hopefully this well-cast, well-designed production will be a sense of closure for Kushner and Eustis's 30-year journey with this pay.
A Bright Room Called Day#43
Posted: 11/26/19 at 12:28am
Raves for the cast? As actors yes, Brantley says the cast is any director's dream. But he offers raves for few of their performances, ignoring most of them, and basically pans the entire play.
Excerpt:
But even if we argue that “Bright Day” is more immediately relevant now than it was when it first opened, is it also revealed to be a truly good play that suffered from being ahead of its time? With hindsight, can we see it clearly as something more than a piece of overwrought juvenilia from a brilliant dramatist? And has it acquired a fresh urgency that will rouse like-minded audiences to world-changing thoughts and deeds?
The answers, in order, are: no, no and no.
A Bright Room Called Day#44
Posted: 11/26/19 at 10:50am
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Unless they were hoping to extend or move it, the production's nearly sold-out as it is, and the remaining seats will be bought by people intrigued by Brantley's raves for the cast.
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Let's hope so, since as soon as I read the reviews, I put my seats on StubHub.
A Bright Room Called Day#45
Posted: 11/27/19 at 5:57pm
I saw this last night and very much liked it. Yes, it's lesser Kushner- but lesser Kushner is a greater height than many can reach. The cast is excellent, aside from a decidedly off performance from Grace Gummer. The final scene is quite the gut punch, I thought- chill-inducing. The production is well-paced and clips along in its 2:45-ish run time.
But sold out it very much was not. There were many empty seats- and, sadly, many more after intermission.
A Bright Room Called Day#46
Posted: 12/1/19 at 7:10amI would very much like to see Michael Esper and Linda Edmonds on stage more often. Two fine actors.
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A Bright Room Called Day#47
Posted: 12/4/19 at 10:55am
I just got an e-mail this morning that the show got an extension. They're adding an extra week of performances, bringing the closing date to Dec. 22 instead of the 15.
A Bright Room Called Day#48
Posted: 12/4/19 at 11:30am
If anyone wants two tickets for next Thursday at 7, I accidentally bought a pair for the night of my office holiday party. Would love to sell for face value ($70 each) but am flexible!
A Bright Room Called Day#49
Posted: 12/4/19 at 12:08pm
I mentioned above that I am selling three tickets for this Saturday afternoon on StubHub, but if anyone here wants them, I'll sell you them without the extra fees. Three seats, center section, Row F, on an aisle. $180 for all three.
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