“N/A” at Lincoln Center Theater - Mitzi E. Newhouse- Page 2

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 8/7/24 at 10:35am

I saw this last night, fitting for a day when Nancy Pelosi again exerted her influence with the Walz VP pick. Agree that the script is incredibly thin, basically a liberal fantasy. Ana does her best, but AOC is a cartoon.

But Holland Taylor makes it work, as she always does. She milks every Pelosi zinger for all it's worth. It pairs nicely with her Ann Richards performance, though that was a marginally better play IMO.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/7/24 at 10:55am

I'd love to see a better play about Nancy Pelosi (or a Nancy-like figure) quietly wielding power behind the scenes, especially in relation to the current situation.

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 8/7/24 at 11:48pm

Interesting how much consensus there is on this show.

thin, with nothing all that original to say. Ana is a dead ringer for AOC and does a good job, but the play is unable to make her an engaging character AT ALL. Holland Taylor does a lesser job becoming Pelosi, but shes irresistible from the jump. It isnt fair and ruins the piece.

still glad i caught it, though. Taylor is too much fun to miss here.

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 8/8/24 at 2:16am

I thought holland Taylor was very samey throughout the entire thing.  I wanted more colors from her, even her voice never changed.  They focused so much on immigration, people have gone in the opposite direction since then.  And the thing that annoyed me the most was that they skipped right over the two years when they were actually running the country.  What a missed opportunity.  It was all basically, “the republicans are bad, but you need to compromise.”