#1
Posted: 12/16/11 at 11:52pm
Yikes, does Roundabout have another doozie on their hands. The first 45 minutes or so are simply excruciating. Some of the most mind-numbing, pointless talk; I just wanted something to happen or some conflict to be introduced. Anyone who doesn't nod off a little deserves a medal. Then, about 10 minutes until the end of act one, a small hint of conflict is introduced. Jim Dale makes his entrance as the curtain falls.
Intermission also doubled as the final curtain for many of the few in attendance tonight.
Act two was actually more entertaining because it was a bit campy in spots and very random. The main conflict wrapped up when Jim Dale made his exit, which I thought would signal the end of this dismal affair, but like an infomercial you could hear the playwright saying, "But wait! There's more!"
There were lots of cheesy lines, like when both Jim and Carla told Rosemary that she had more light inside of her than all the candles in the room! Slight Joke Spoiler*** Carla pulls a bottle of valium out of her bag and Rosemary asked if it was an artificial sweetner. Huh?
All three actors are good in their own right, but the play and this production aren't going to argue that case for any of them. I truly believe Rosemary Harris is a brilliant actress and it's a shame to see her in junk like this. (She did have to call for lines several times and a prompter sat in the front row)
I the Roundabout oeuvre I would rank this slightly worse than Language Archives, but a little better than Philanthropist.
Intermission also doubled as the final curtain for many of the few in attendance tonight.
Act two was actually more entertaining because it was a bit campy in spots and very random. The main conflict wrapped up when Jim Dale made his exit, which I thought would signal the end of this dismal affair, but like an infomercial you could hear the playwright saying, "But wait! There's more!"
There were lots of cheesy lines, like when both Jim and Carla told Rosemary that she had more light inside of her than all the candles in the room! Slight Joke Spoiler*** Carla pulls a bottle of valium out of her bag and Rosemary asked if it was an artificial sweetner. Huh?
All three actors are good in their own right, but the play and this production aren't going to argue that case for any of them. I truly believe Rosemary Harris is a brilliant actress and it's a shame to see her in junk like this. (She did have to call for lines several times and a prompter sat in the front row)
I the Roundabout oeuvre I would rank this slightly worse than Language Archives, but a little better than Philanthropist.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
