Changes to The Assembled Parties

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 4/18/13 at 4:31pm

According to this article, Richard Greenberg is changing some lines in the play due to the events on Monday in Boston.

Did anyone see the show, and remember the references? And were they that bad that they needed to change?

http://playbill.com/news/article/177064-Following-Boston-Tragedy-Playwright-Richard-Greenberg-Rewrites-Portion-of-Broadways-The-Assembled-Parties

[BWFan101]

Posted: 4/18/13 at 8:37pm

A line that "referenced Boston" was cut. I guess that means Jez Butterworth has to come up with a new title for Jerusalem!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/18/13 at 8:42pm

With all due respect to what happened in Boston, that's ridiculous.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 4/18/13 at 8:51pm

My heart does go out to those people who were affected, hurt or injured from the bombing but I don't think I would have changed the lines for it.

He says something like: "I don't get Boston. Strange city.."
I like Cambridge but Boston?? I just don't get it."

It was very funny because I feel the same way about Boston. It is an odd City. Boston is loaded with some very ugly new buildings and ugly mid century buildings coupled with some very old tawdry ones left because they are historical. I always think.... WTF?? It is a strange city and he hit that nail on the head




Updated On: 4/18/13 at 08:51 PM

[aaronb]

Posted: 4/18/13 at 9:09pm

Does this kind of thing happen a lot? Lyle Kessler recently changed COLLISION because of Sandy Hook.

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 4/18/13 at 9:47pm

I saw the show on Tuesday night and those lines were still in it. They did strike me as a little bit of bad timing because the tragedy had just happened a little over 24 hours ago, but not enough to cut them from the show.

I also completely agree (I've always said that I like Cambridge, but not Boston), and I grew up an hour north of the city.