MTC- Sight Unseen

[Corine2]

Posted: 5/22/04 at 11:18pm

I am thrilled to report that Sight Unseen was worth seeing.
I loved the play especially Ben Shenkman. He was incredible.
The chemistry between him and Laura Linney was captivating.

The show is playing at the Biltmore Theatre.
Ben was last seen in the film version of Angels in America.
Updated On: 5/22/04 at 11:18 PM

[little_sally]

Posted: 5/22/04 at 11:43pm

I can't wait to see it. I love Ben Shenkman.

[Corine2]

Posted: 5/22/04 at 11:44pm

He is smart and adorable. A sex symbol I tell you.
I am flushed.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 5/22/04 at 11:51pm

What was this show about, Corine?

[beacon1]

Posted: 5/23/04 at 12:11am

Corine2,

Thanks for the review. I agree that Ben is absolutely amazing.
I'm gonna pass this info onto my friend in NJ who wants to see him on stage. :o)

[Corine2]

Posted: 5/23/04 at 12:29am

It is about relationships and it is wonderful.
My post was brief it was not a review. But I was very impressed with this show so if you can catch it do. It is the best show I have seen at MTC this season.
Updated On: 5/23/04 at 12:29 AM

[magruder]

Posted: 5/25/04 at 1:25pm

Ever the early birds, Sight Unseen received a very good review from Linda Winer in Newsday, linked below.
Newsday - Sight Unseen

[BoyWithTheBugle]

Posted: 5/25/04 at 5:21pm

YEAH to MTC they derserve a good show in the Biltmore. I really loved it. Laura Linney is really strong.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 5/25/04 at 6:44pm

SIGHT UNSEEN is one of the very best plays of the nineties, why it didn't make it to Broadway the first time around is beyond me. Layered, funny, challenging...it's just great writing.

[NuggetMonkeys]

Posted: 5/25/04 at 7:12pm

i cant wait!
-d.b.j-

[Auggie27]

Posted: 6/2/04 at 7:20pm

This decent production of a wonderful play confirms one thing: Laura Linney should be an even bigger star. (I'd personally prefer to see her take on Blanche, as much as I admire Natasha.) She is exquisite in SIGHT UNSEEN, and manaages to suggest a 15 year younger version of herself in two scenes (17 in one) without any hair/make-up changes, or any cloying reliance on "young" mannerisms. As does Shenkman, most effectively, particularly when he must suggest a boyish near-geek in the play's final moment. He's not a standard issue leading man, and is far slower to crank up, not always sufficiently stage-commanding in places, particularly in the meandering opening. But he scores, and reaches his own zenith in act two in the confrontation with the German provocateur. And Byron Jennings is most affecting as Laura's sometimes bewildered, sometimes angrily acerbic British husband.

Despite its fractured use of flash back/forward, this is an old fashioned play in the best sense (superior to the author's DINNER/FRIENDS in my opinion), one that has people chatting about its story and issues on the way out. Anyone who loves Laura, Margulies' work, and possibly Ben shouldn'tmiss it. Only a month left. I'd be happy if we had a vehicle for Laura every season. Forget STREETCAR, Albee, Guare, et al, write her a new role.

Updated On: 6/2/04 at 07:20 PM