My thoughts on IN THE NEXT ROOM or the vibrator play (with spoilers) — Page 4

I found the play to be missing focus. I was not sure what it wanted to be. The first act entertaining and I laughed quite a bit. After the intermission however,I found myself looking more at the wonderful architectural details of the theatre. Not a good sign.

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For some reason the snaps in the woman's dresses bothered me. I know they were invented about the time the play was supposed to have taken place but I don't think the fashion industry put them to use until after the turn if the century.
Just another nitpicking detail that points out just how uninvolved I was with the second act.

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Also saw the show tonight. Overall, a mixed bag.

I thought act 1 was very funny and very entertaining.

Act 2 was WAY too long and was quite boring. It just really dragged on and on. A good 20 minutes needs to be cut from the 2nd act.

Cast was pretty good overall. The women fare better than the men. Benanti and Cerveris are fine, but I thought Maria Dizzia gave the strongest performance.

Entertaining enough overall, but nothing exceptional.

The mezz was deserted tonight, and when I handed the usher my ticket, instead of directing me to my seat she said, "You can sit anywhere. If someone comes, just move over one seat." By curtain, there was maybe 20 people up there. Apparently the orchestra was fairly full, though.