AMERICAN SON Reviewa — Page 2

The weird thing about Jesse Green's Pasquale comment is that he really liked Bridges of Madison County and Pasquale's performance in it:

"The leading performances, shaped by Sher to preserve a sense of character modesty within the vocal extravagance, are exemplary.... Barihunk Steven Pasquale, as Robert, who starred opposite O’Hara in Far From Heaven off Broadway last spring, and appeared in the first developmental production of The Light in the Piazza with her as well, at last gets a chance to be heard singing on Broadway. He was worth the wait.... surely any less beautiful production, with less glorious singing actors than O’Hara and Pasquale, would expose other flaws. But don’t let’s ask for the moon. We have the stars."

http://www.vulture.com/2014/02/theater-review-the-bridges-of-madison-county.html

Saw this via Rush at yesterdays matinee. Despite its flaws, it’s powerful. That last scene will haunt me forever. I went in knowing how it ended due to one reviewer’s unannounced spoiler. But that actually might’ve worked in my favor as I knew all along how it would turn out (lending if more sadness and, ironically, more suspense somehow) although my friend who did not know was also deeply affected as I was by that last scene.

Updated On: 1/6/19 at 12:15 PM