DISGRACED Reviews

Talkin' Broadway is negative

"Despite the inherent blistering energy of this scene, it lands with a soggy thud in Kimberly Senior’s production — which puts it on par with the rest of Disgraced."

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/Disgraced2014.html

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Do people ever heed the opinion of Matthew Murray? The man is a complete idiot with extremely questionable taste in theatre.

South Fl Marc, I totally agree about Matthew Murray. It doesn't even seem that he has specific tastes in musical theatre, it's like he randomly chooses what kind of review he wants to write for a show before he goes to see it, his opinions are always really random.

Did we 'Diss' it, or did we find 'Grace' DISGRACED?
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Hm. Sometimes I just wonder what people see. It wasn't a terrible show or anything, but when I saw it (I was in the front row) the lead kept looking off stage and not connecting with anyone onstage. It was very apparent that his acting as all surface, but maybe from a distance it didn't matter.

Isn't the beauty of theatre that sometimes an actor makes a particular choice and then she or he doesn't do that in the next performance? Saying things like "it was very apparent his acting was all surface" have little credibility when framed as absolute truth. Clearly, a lot of other people whom I assume saw a different performance from yours, thought his acting was far from superficial.

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I'm with RippedMan and yes, Murray and especially Linda Winer in Newsday. The magic is missing for me, here, too, and I'm a die hard fan of the play on the page. A play I finished and began again immediately, a couple of times. I think these reviews attest to the play's inherent strengths, and the supporting cast's fervor and focus, despite less than ideal (and to my subjective eyes, too glib) direction. At the center, Dhillon and Mol just lack the needed firepower.

Random observation, or maybe not: the handsome Dhillon reminds me of a young David Selby. He looks eerily like him on the stage and in some shots. He even has some of Selby's qualities. Not the ones I'd want in the role, duly noted.

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Updated On: 10/24/14 at 06:49 AM

I haven't seen the Broadway production, but I adored the play at LCT3 so I'm happy for these raves!

Updated On: 10/24/14 at 08:46 AM

Although I'm not at all a fan of the play or this production, I'm not surprised by the reviews, considering its subject and pedigree, I am glad than an American play about a little-discussed topic is finding success.

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With the good reviews do you think they would re-cast down the line if the show gets legs ? The original cast is signed through Jan?

Right now the show is scheduled for an open-ended run, so it's the same thing as any other open-ended show. If the actor wants to and could stay with the production then they will, if not, it will get a replacement or a closing date. Right now there's no official decision yet.