NEXT FALL Reviews
NEXT FALL Reviews#1
Posted: 3/11/10 at 2:17am
Today is Thursday, March 11, marking the official opening of Next Fall, a new play by Geoffrey Nauffts, at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre following previews that began February 16.
Per press notes: "Next Fall takes a witty and provocative look at faith, commitment and unconditional love. While the play�s central story focuses on the 5-year relationship between Adam and Luke, Next Fall goes beyond a typical love story. This timely and compelling new American play forces us all to examine what it means to "believe" and what it might cost us not to."
Sheryl Kaller directs the play, as she did when it first premiered Off-Broadway. The company includes Patrick Breen as Adam, Maddie Corman as Holly, Sean Dugan as Brandon, Patrick Heusinger as Luke, Connie Ray as Arlene and Cotter Smith as Butch.
Best to all involved.
Best,
- M
Updated On: 3/11/10 at 02:17 AM
NEXT FALL Reviews#2
Posted: 3/11/10 at 9:07amThe acting is really good in it, so I think they are going to do well.
NEXT FALL Reviews#3
Posted: 3/11/10 at 10:09amIt takes way more than good acting to get a good review. I'm curious to see the reception for this one. I hope it does well.
NEXT FALL Reviews#4
Posted: 3/11/10 at 10:37am
Very anxious to read these reviews. I hope the critics find even just an ounce of the brilliance I found in this show. I really hope it gets the great reviews it deserves.
Break a leg at opening night, NEXT FALL!
NEXT FALL Reviews#6
Posted: 3/11/10 at 11:04amElton John is plugging the show on The View right now. He said "It's the funniest play currently on Broadway."
NEXT FALL Reviews#7
Posted: 3/11/10 at 11:06am
and that is kind of sad. i think this story speaks, so coupled with the brilliant acting it should be a great marriage of the two.
smart audiences only
NEXT FALL Reviews#8
Posted: 3/11/10 at 11:09am
Wow, they spent the entire first segment of "hot topics" discussing the play.
Updated On: 3/11/10 at 11:09 AM
NEXT FALL Reviews#9
Posted: 3/11/10 at 11:42amThe play does bring up a lot of issues.
NEXT FALL Reviews#10
Posted: 3/11/10 at 3:15pmGreat cast, brilliant direction, wonderful believability in the acting. I hope the show has a long run despite not having a big Hollywood name: it would restore my faith in Broadway audiences. If you leave this show without being moved, you must be sleepwalking through life.
NEXT FALL Reviews#11
Posted: 3/11/10 at 4:04pmWhile I think it's GREAT Elton's using his celebrity to bring attention to this truly amazing play, it was INCREDIBLY annoying to me to see him "taking credit" if you will, on the View. They keep saying "It's great how you.." "I love how you did..." when Elton didn't write a single word of this play. He should have mentioned Geoffrey Nauffts at least once instead of acting like he did everything. All he did was throw money (thankfully, because this play deserves to be seen and have a long run).
NEXT FALL Reviews#12
Posted: 3/11/10 at 6:25pmI saw the play on Saturday night and absolutely loved it. I hadn't been able to catch it during the off-Broadway run, so I'm very thankful it's on Broadway and I was able to see it.
NEXT FALL Reviews#13
Posted: 3/11/10 at 7:00pm
"He should have mentioned Geoffrey Nauffts at least once"
I am pretty sure he did. Maybe the View hosts should have been more informed as well.
NEXT FALL Reviews#14
Posted: 3/11/10 at 8:20pm
Associated Press is in . . .
"NEW YORK — To believe or not to believe.
It's a quandary at the heart of "Next Fall," Geoffrey Nauffts' compassionate exploration of faith that has made a smooth transfer from off-Broadway to the big time of Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre.
The play, which had a successful run last summer at Playwrights Horizons' small theater, is something of a risk on Broadway today. No stars. A playwright who's not well-known, although he has extensive acting credits and is artistic director of the theater company, Naked Angels. Don't let the lack of celebrity deter you. "Next Fall" is expertly cast, enormously entertaining and even laugh-filled despite the underlying seriousness of its subject matter."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gGh6-WOt343E09F5s38S2U5MWbogD9ECOJR00
NEXT FALL Reviews#16
Posted: 3/11/10 at 9:46pm
Elysa Gardner in the USA Today is Mixed to Negative. 2 1/2 stars.
Calling it Pedestrian and saying "Perhaps in his next play, Nauffts will try to craft characters who are as nuanced and authentic as the ideas he's taking on."
http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/reviews/2010-03-12-nextfall12_ST_N.htm
Updated On: 3/11/10 at 09:46 PM
NEXT FALL Reviews#17
Posted: 3/11/10 at 9:51pm
Linda Winer in NEWSDAY is Negative.
" 'Next Fall' is a love story about belief. I'm afraid I am not a believer - not in the love story or in the play."
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/next-fall-a-love-story-that-requires-faith-1.1804528
NEXT FALL Reviews#18
Posted: 3/11/10 at 10:05pm
Linda Winer can suck it.
And that's all I have to say about that.
NEXT FALL Reviews#19
Posted: 3/11/10 at 10:05pm
Matthew Murray at TALKIN BROADWAY is Negative to Loathing.
There’s nothing wrong with a writer trying to pass off a polemical screed as a play. But one would hope that author would deploy construction and craft in sufficient quantities not to undermine his stated intention - even if it’s radically different from the unspoken one. Alas, this is in no way the case with Geoffrey Nauffts’s Next Fall, which just opened at the Helen Hayes after a much-extended run Off-Broadway last spring. It’s driven by two volatile agendas, the more unsettling of which is to convince you it has no agenda at all.
Next Fall lands with only a heavy, condescending thud.
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/world/NextFall.html
NEXT FALL Reviews#20
Posted: 3/11/10 at 10:09pm
Frank Scheck at Reuters is Positive
Anyone interested in quality theater would do well to check out this deeply moving and surprisingly funny work at the Helen Hayes Theater.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62B06W20100312
NEXT FALL Reviews#21
Posted: 3/11/10 at 10:11pm
MICHAEL SOMMERS at NJ NEWSROOM is Negative
Apparently some people are moved deeply by this comedy-drama-weeper. Not me. At least not in the way the playwright intends. Frankly I could scarcely wait to move myself out of the theater and into a martini.
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/movies/gay-partners-cope-with-life-and-death-situations-in-next-fall
NEXT FALL Reviews#22
Posted: 3/11/10 at 10:12pmIf these kinds of reviews continue, I'd wager that the Helen Hayes will be available sooner than everyone thought. I saw it last Saturday, liked it well enough, felt it had some thought-provoking ideas. But unless the tone of these reviews changes quickly, I don't see how it can be salvaged.
NEXT FALL Reviews#23
Posted: 3/11/10 at 10:17pm
well...BRANTLEY at the TIMES is Very Positive.
“Next Fall,” which opened Thursday night at the Helen Hayes Theater, is that genuine rara avis, a smart, sensitive and utterly contemporary New York comedy. The question now is whether theatergoers will recognize that “Next Fall” embodies something they’ve been sorely missing, perhaps without knowing it, for years.
http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/theater/reviews/12next.html
NEXT FALL Reviews#24
Posted: 3/11/10 at 10:21pmWow...such strong polar reactions...
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