My Name is Asher Lev

#1

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/9/12 at 10:54am

Read this book in high school. One of my favorite books.

Bought a ticket for the 1st preview last night and was blown away. They have a little tightening to do, but a beautiful production! Acting was terrific!

I'd recommend it.

#2

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/9/12 at 11:37am

Information on where it is playing?

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#3

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/9/12 at 11:41am

Westside Theatre upstairs. Cool space. Never been before.

#4

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/9/12 at 11:44am

Thanks. I've enjoyed this book, as well as the others he wrote, so I'll go see it.

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#5

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/10/12 at 1:33pm

Bought a ticket on a whim today because of your post, Kaplan. About to see the matinee.

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#6

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/10/12 at 3:57pm

My Name is Asher Lev.... My name is Asher Lev.... My Name is Asher Lev

We'll begin the questioning with Kitty Carlisle.

#7

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/10/12 at 4:53pm

The acting is wonderful, though the script isn't that fantastic. It still made me tear up at the end (quite a bit, actually) as it is a touching story.

Worth seeing if you can, especially if you love the novel.

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"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

#8

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/18/12 at 11:01am

Just got an offer. I love Jenny Bacon and would love to hear about her work here.

#9

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/18/12 at 12:32pm

Enjoyed your "To Tell the Truth" quip, henrik!

Updated On: 11/18/12 at 12:32 PM

#10

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/18/12 at 12:49pm

Ooh, wish I could get up there to see this. It was such a good book.

#11

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/18/12 at 1:05pm

Bacon is fantastic in this. Plays multiple roles, one of which is unrecognizable from the rest.

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"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

#12

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/18/12 at 3:39pm

I'm also a big Mark Nelson fan--he's in this too.

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#13

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/18/12 at 5:26pm

This adaptation is serviceable but can't hold a candle to the source novel.

Updated On: 11/18/12 at 05:26 PM

#14

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/18/12 at 9:14pm

Isn't that usually the case, Hunter?

#15

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/19/12 at 12:10pm

While this may indeed be a lovely piece of theatre, you all do realize that this thread was started by a shill, correct?

#16

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/20/12 at 12:47am

There are Good Shills and Bad Shills.

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#17

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 11/20/12 at 8:22am

Nothing against shilling, but transparency is appreciated.... oh, I just realized that shilling requires non-transparency.... nevermind.

Updated On: 11/20/12 at 08:22 AM

#18

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 12/3/12 at 7:07pm

Saw the show Saturday night. The script was faithful to the source material and did a good job of capturing in 90 minutes the essence of the book, which I just (re)read this week. Mark Nelson's performance was particularly noteworthy - his transformations into each of the several diverse characters he portrayed seemed effortless. While the show is almost too earnest, and there is too much exposition directly to the audience by the title character, overall it was a memorable and haunting production.

#19

My Name is Asher Lev

Posted: 12/3/12 at 9:47pm

Bad shills are ugly!

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