Daniels Husband
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dank
Swing Joined: 12/3/11
#1Daniels Husband
Posted: 4/4/17 at 10:54am
Saw this show at a small theatre in Florida last year and it really was an unforgettable experience. It opens tonight at The Cherry Lane Theatre on Commerce Street- do yourself a favor and get a ticket. You will LOVE it.
BakerWilliams
Leading Actor Joined: 2/1/16
#2Daniels Husband
Posted: 4/4/17 at 10:59am
I disagree about its quality. I enjoyed the first act reasonably well, but once <spoiler> happens, I thought it descended into a melodramatic Lifetime movie onstage. Moral reckoning is so 17th century.
#3Daniels Husband
Posted: 4/4/17 at 12:17pm
There was a production here in Buffalo last year - I absolutely loved it. Glad to see it's getting a New York production.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#4Daniels Husband
Posted: 4/4/17 at 12:25pm
I know parties involved so I won't comment directly except to say one thing people have liked about the script (elsewhere, including SF) is that it's decidedly an issue play, post Stonewall/post Obergefell v. Hodges, that's not about coming out or evangelical de-programming. People have responded to its topicality. Curious to see which critic from the Times is assigned.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
Updated On: 4/4/17 at 12:25 PM
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#5Daniels Husband
Posted: 4/10/17 at 8:14pm
I'm surprised no one is talking about this. Saw it on Friday and it is a real gem over at the Cherry Lane.
It is best to know as little as possible about it going in, so I won't say more except great script, acting, direction, set and lighting. A gay couple of 7 years. One wants to get married. The other doesn't.
This is not going where you think it's going, so buckle up.
Side note - they seem to have yanked all the discount codes for this after the great reviews came out, but I'd still recommend trying to snag a seat if possible. New plays with this kind of emotional punch don't come around too often.
#6Daniels Husband
Posted: 4/10/17 at 10:56pm
Manipulative drivel.
Don't think I could have disliked it more. It can't be a true issue play as there is only one side to the argument. Every plot point and character exists to make that point, which is clear from the first 5 minutes. And shocking, nearly everyone is a perfect person - or eventually redeemed - except the one woman. Trite.
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