Help! What play should I see?????

[Belasco07]

Help! What play should I see?????#0

Posted: 11/13/03 at 11:21am

Going to NYC this weekend. I was just wondering, do you need a great understanding of Anna Karenina to enjoy (or understand) Anna in the Tropics. Is it relaively accessable? Also, is The Violet Hour really as much of a mess as some critics say? In other words, what should I see if I'm in the mood for a play (with a significant amount of substance)

[TxTwoStep]

re: Help! What play should I see?????#1

Posted: 11/13/03 at 2:00pm

if you haven't seen TAKE ME OUT yet, try that, some amazing stuff. Or there's two new-ish one-woman plays: GOLDA'S BALCONY and OLDEST CONFEDERATE WIDOW (which may not be just Burstyn, can't remember). But i think either ANNA or VIOLET would have merits and maybe frustrations. Get a buddy and decide together so you have someone to talk it over with!

Will: They don't give out awards for helping people be gay... unless you count the Tonys. "I guarantee that we'll have tough times. I guarantee that at some point one or both of us will want to get out. But I also guarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it for the rest of my life..."

[Belasco07]

re: re: Help! What play should I see?????#2

Posted: 11/13/03 at 3:12pm

Yes, I have seen Take Me Out: A SEAMLESS blend of comedy and drama with top-notch actors. I was wondering if The Violet Hour had the same qualities...

[TxTwoStep]

re: re: re: Help! What play should I see?????#3

Posted: 11/13/03 at 3:14pm

if i were there, i'd choose VIOLET to see how it compares with TAKE ME OUT. There is also the chance that ANNA will have more regional productions than VIOLET. The two one-woman pieces may have a better chance at a regional life, as well.

Will: They don't give out awards for helping people be gay... unless you count the Tonys. "I guarantee that we'll have tough times. I guarantee that at some point one or both of us will want to get out. But I also guarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it for the rest of my life..."

[thirdrowcenter]

re: Help! What play should I see?????#4

Posted: 11/13/03 at 3:30pm

I have recently seen both of the shows you mentioned. I think I favor Anna in the Tropics over The Violet Hour personally and I enjoyed The Retreat From Moscow. If you can see Golda's Balcony (as TxTwoStep mentioned) you won't regret it. Also, I Am My Own Wife is unforgetable and truly amazing.

[TxTwoStep]

re: re: Help! What play should I see?????#5

Posted: 11/13/03 at 3:43pm

i forgot about WIFE and RETREAT. Eileen Atkins has always been transcendant. You're making it harder, not easier, THIRDROW!

Will: They don't give out awards for helping people be gay... unless you count the Tonys. "I guarantee that we'll have tough times. I guarantee that at some point one or both of us will want to get out. But I also guarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it for the rest of my life..."

[logan30]

re: re: re: Help! What play should I see?????#6

Posted: 11/13/03 at 5:15pm

If you see only one play while you are in New York go to the Manhattan Theatre Club and see IRON. It is a good play with a great performance by Lisa Emery. It is heavy drama though, if you'd prefer a comedy go see MATT & BEN (if you can get tickets).

[mamamia sammy]

re: re: re: re: Help! What play should I see?????#7

Posted: 11/13/03 at 5:27pm

If you can still get tickets, I heartily recommend "Brighton Beach Memoirs" starring Seany.

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[TxTwoStep]

re: re: re: re: Help! What play should I see?????#8

Posted: 11/13/03 at 5:27pm

there's also the new Neil Simon with Mary Tyler Moore...i'd love to see MATT & BEN, however...

Will: They don't give out awards for helping people be gay... unless you count the Tonys. "I guarantee that we'll have tough times. I guarantee that at some point one or both of us will want to get out. But I also guarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it for the rest of my life..."

[cmleidi]

re: re: re: re: re: Help! What play should I see?????#9

Posted: 11/15/03 at 12:09am

I would have recommended TAKE ME OUT at one time, but Daniel Sunjata is rarely in it these days. I've had tickets for five performances since mid-September, and his understudy Michael Duvert has gone on. Duvert is fine, but Sunjata and O'Hare's chemistry was one of the joys of the play. I've been told that Sunjata definitely appears on the weekend so you may try then if you want to see it.

By the way, the new guy Maximillian Alexander is absolutely breathtaking in person.

[TheaterBaby]

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Posted: 11/15/03 at 6:58am

I am personally looking foward to seeing "Rose's Dilemma" which is the Neil Simon one starring Mary Tyler Moore. But remember it is still in new previews, and doesn't officially open until early/mid December, so I don't know how good it is right now.

There is Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, but I've heard Ashley Judd isn't really good in the role of Maggie the Cat.

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