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Posted: 11/4/04 at 4:22pm
I saw the first preview of this last night. This play by John Patrick Shanley (Four Dogs and a Bone; Danny and the Deep Blue Sea; Oscar-winner for his screenplay for Moonstruck) belongs to the increasingly popular subgenre of "Catholic priest sex abuse scandal story" which has been the subject of several plays, movies and tv shows in the last few years. Shanley doesn't really have any new, fresh takes on this well-worn topic, but the writing is nevertheless very good, exploring the nature of faith and doubt and belief. The chief selling point of this production is the excellent cast -- Tony winners Cherry Jones and Brian O'Byrne, as well as Adriane Lenox and Heather Goldenhersh are all outstanding. Doug Hughes' direction is well-paced and John Lee Beatty's set design is up to his typical high standard. Worth-seeing (90 minutes, no intermission).
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
