Roundabout brings BRIEF ENCOUNTER to Broadway
Roundabout brings BRIEF ENCOUNTER to Broadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
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Posted: 6/4/10 at 10:53pm
No thread about this? I think this production sounds utterly fascinating. Than again, so did ENRON.
"Adapted and directed by Kneehigh artistic director Rice, Brief Encounter draws from Coward's original one-act Still Life and David Lean's 1945 black-and-white screen adaptation, which was called "Brief Encounter." Rice has also sprinkled the affair, which she calls "a grownup fairy tale," with songs by Coward and new melodies by Stu Walker, which utilize Coward's poems and other writings."
"The show was a kind of old-fashioned "happening" that felt experimental and traditional at once: Cast members wander the house, greeting theatregoers and performing songs before the action begins; the fourth wall is often broken; characters walk in and out of projected film sequences; the main lovers of the tale begin the evening by sitting in the front row of theatre, watching a movie."
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Posted: 6/4/10 at 10:54pm
YESYESYESYESYESYESYES
This was absolutely spectacular. Saw it when it was at St. Ann's Warehouse down in Brooklyn last winter. It was transfixing.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
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Posted: 6/4/10 at 10:57pmThat's right, it played in NYC. So some here have already seen it. That's one "yay." Anyone else wanna chime in?
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Posted: 6/4/10 at 11:32pm
I saw it a couple months ago at the Guthrie. Aesthetically, it's gorgeous, but my theater mate and I both thought it lacked warmth.
Discounting the merits of the writing, for those impressed with Enron's visuals, Brief Encounter is much more innovative and lush. Vastly different plays, of course, though.
The supporting players were great, but I'd like to see a re-cast of the two leads, as I think either they or how they were directed were a large part of the emotional disconnect.
Updated On: 6/4/10 at 11:32 PM
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Posted: 6/4/10 at 11:43pm
Posner will be absolutely thrilled.
Sorry, that's about all I know of Brief Encounter. But... I am excited to see it should it materialize!
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/21/06
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Posted: 6/4/10 at 11:52pmWonderful. One of the best evenings I had in a theatre. Truly lovely.
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Posted: 6/5/10 at 12:37am
Then again, the outcome of ENCOUNTER's Broadway run can't be easily compared to ENRON (a commercial venture) since it's going to be a non-profit production.
I'm eager to finally get the chance to see it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
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Posted: 6/5/10 at 4:28amMy comment had more to do with quality rather than commercial viability.
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Posted: 6/5/10 at 5:10am
Mine was more of a random thought than a reply to yours. It's just me, stating the obvious. :)
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Posted: 6/5/10 at 8:02am
This did great here in the UK and its a truly wondeful production, very clever, stunning.
So thrilled it's heading to Broadway
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Posted: 6/5/10 at 8:19amIs this playing Studio 54? I don't see a space listed in the press release (though I am a little out of it, so who knows?).
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Posted: 6/5/10 at 9:55amIt doesn't say, but it is going into Studio 54.
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Posted: 6/5/10 at 9:48pmI saw it when it was here in San Francisco. It was a clever, fun evening. It wasn't life-changing or anything, but it was definitely entertaining.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/06
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Posted: 6/6/10 at 1:00am
I enjoyed it at St. Ann's, it was really lovely, but that was also in a small, intimate house. I guess if Roundabout's not going to come up with great new material, they may as well use shows that have been in NYC recently and were well-received. And the little tea sandwiches they handed out as you exited the theater were quite tasty 
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
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Posted: 6/6/10 at 3:51amThis show is brilliant! I think it will do wonders on Broadway. The music in it is fantastic!
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Posted: 6/6/10 at 7:23am
So Roundabout's season is starting to take shape.
AMERICAN AIRLINES: Fall: Mrs. Warren's Profession, Winter/Spring:The Importance of Being Earnest
STEPHEN SONDHEIM: Fall:Pee Wee's Playhouse, Winter/Spring: Anything Goes or Brief Encounter
STUDIO 54: Anything Goes or Brief Encounter
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