i went in with sky high expectations based on word of mouth and reviews, so i was *slightly* let down---Act II dragged a bunch in particular-- but overall this is a ridiculously well-crafted play. just absolutely masterful character/plot development.
i presume for awards purpose they are keeping her in supporting category, but i thought Sarah Pidgeon carries the play, and could easily be considered its central character. she is doing outstanding work--they all are, but it felt like her show. Will Brill continues to be brilliant in everything he does, and Eli Gelb took me by surprise with his touching turn from hilarity to feelings at the end.
very much feels like this will snatch up a bunch of tonys- the sound, the direction, its all flawless.
well, almost: in the vein of last season's sightline outrages (A Dolls House the chief criminal, Parade not great either) im not sure (thought there must be a reason) for them to have set the studio behind the controls-- it feels like if they had just rotated everything on a bit of a diagonal, it would be more accessible to more people. I was on the aisle in Row N Orch and have zero complaints, but there is no way the rear mezz was getting it all and the front rows of the orchestra looked horrible for seeing the studio....and the extreme sides arent great either... again im sure they did the best they could here but it seems like large swaths of the theater are semi obstructed.
Updated On: 4/24/24 at 05:29 PM