Goodbye, LOSING LOUIE!

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=918169&dt=2

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Just returned from the final performance. I've never been to a closing show on Broadway, but I kind of expected them to make some kind of announcement. They didn't do anything. They just took a normal curtain call and all looked really happy.

The house had some celebrities today though. I spotted Andre de Shields, still sporting his beard from his recent turn in the title role of King Lear at the Classical Theatre of Harlem, wearing strange gray-colored workers overalls. I also saw Station Agent/Richard III star Peter Dinklage coming down from the mezzanine.

As for the play itself, I was less than impressed. Pretty obvious stuff. The four modern day leads were great though, and made the material much better than it had any right to be.

good luck to the cast

Honestly, the show was worth seeing (to me, at least) for the excellent work of Michele Pawk and Scott Cohen. Both managed to rise above the material and turn in heartfelt, compelling performance.

The play itself was rather slight and about half the jokes didn't land, but I've seen much worse in my years of theatregoing.

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Yes, that's mostly true. She was largely there as comic relief. However, there were a few moments when she'd just give a look or mention something (usually when she was talking about her daughter) that struck me as really genuine. That's what I meant.

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