Reviews of Mamet's "Romance"...

[melissa errico fan]

Reviews of Mamet's "Romance"...#0

Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:43pm

Have not been very good. I have tickets for April. Has anybody seen it yet? Thoughts or comments about it?

The reviews really don't matter since the show is completely sold out.

[jrb_actor]

re: Reviews of Mamet's 'Romance'...#1

Posted: 3/2/05 at 1:00pm

People love the show. It is hilarious. It is not your typical Mamet play--it's basically a kind of farce. It's absurd. But, again, it's very funny.

I haven't read any reviews, but I am very surprised to hear that they are not good.

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[melissa errico fan]

re: Reviews of Mamet's 'Romance'...#2

Posted: 3/2/05 at 1:05pm

The reviews were negative. They compared it to some of Mamet's more daring work, like "Boston Marriage". The actors got generally good reviews. I can't wait to see it.

[unckristen]

re: Reviews of Mamet's 'Romance'...#3

Posted: 3/2/05 at 3:20pm

A few (NYT included) were negative but many others were positive. I have tickets for Friday and am really looking forward to it.

"She sang each word, the angels heard ... They closed her mouth and shipped her south. The woman's done."

[MargoChanning]

re: Reviews of Mamet's 'Romance'...#4

Posted: 3/2/05 at 3:53pm

Brantley didn't like it, but then Brantley's a burnt out hack at this point (why won't he retire?) and his is a minority vewpoint on this one.

Here are raves from Linda Winer in Newsday, the AP's Kuchwara, Andy Probst of the American Theatre Web, Reuters and Theatremania:

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-etrom4161832mar02,0,2445686.story?coll=ny-theater-print

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050302/ap_en_re/theater_romance_1

http://www.americantheaterweb.com/news/ind.asp?Id=94880

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=reviewsNews&storyID=7778957

http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/5711

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

[melissa errico fan]

re: Reviews of Mamet's 'Romance'...#5

Posted: 3/2/05 at 4:02pm

Thanks for the reviews, Margo. I can't wait to see it.