Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA

[VernonGersch]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#1

Posted: 1/30/14 at 1:51am

Christine Ebersole! Looking forward to finally seeing this after having missed it in NYC

It opens this week in LA. Has anybody seen it yet?

[FishermanBob]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#2

Posted: 1/30/14 at 2:27am

Tonight was only the first preview. It doesn't open for a week and a half. Seeing it Saturday night.

BTW, is it time to consider trimming the signature a bit to maybe the last year or two?

[Jamie Pierce]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#2

Posted: 2/2/14 at 9:31am

Anybody?

[broadwayboy987]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#3

Posted: 2/2/14 at 11:15am

I saw it on Friday night and thought it was fantastic! There wasn't a weak link in the cast. Christine Ebersole gave a wonderful performance.

[Popular]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#4

Posted: 2/2/14 at 12:33pm

I really want to see this! Trying to decide if it would be a good show to take a friend to. She understands English well but it's not her first language and she doesn't do too well with very complicated plots or shows that are very heavily dialogue driven (if that makes sense). Is it easy to follow what's going on?

[DAME]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#5

Posted: 2/2/14 at 2:00pm

I'd take her to something else. BTW.... love the play.

HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

[Popular]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#6

Posted: 2/3/14 at 9:42am

Thanks! That's the feeling I was leaving towards.

[VernonGersch]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#7

Posted: 2/3/14 at 1:36pm

Throughly enjoyed this play. One of the best pieces of theatere I've seen at The Taper.

David Hyde Pierce's direction is flawless from the gorgeous set to the incredible performances of Mark Blum and Kristine Neilsen along with Christine Ebersole, this is a theatrical treat.

[nasty_khakis]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#8

Posted: 2/3/14 at 2:05pm

I'd love to hear thoughts about this vs the NY production. The set is the same, but the costumes are different (in some cases more of the same, others completely different). Some of the publicity shots even look staged the same way. I'm just curious how different it is, direction-wise. Is it entirely different (including how Kristine and Shalita play their roles) or Did Pierce use the original as a road map of sorts?

[bjh2114]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#9

Posted: 2/3/14 at 2:16pm

The only thing I will say is that Kristine's new Maggie Smith dress is HORRENDOUS. She looks awful. On Broadway, that costume stole the show.

[dreaming]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#10

Posted: 2/3/14 at 2:21pm

I wish Christine Ebersole could have taken over when Sigourney Weaver left. I'd have LOVED to see her in the role.

[VernonGersch]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#12

Posted: 2/3/14 at 5:17pm

I didn't catch the show in NYC but I can attest to the fact that Kristine's costume for the party is actually really beautifuk and she wears it well.

[bjh2114]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#13

Posted: 2/4/14 at 11:48am

I'm sorry, but there is NO comparison between this:



and this:





Updated On: 2/4/14 at 11:48 AM

[Kad]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#14

Posted: 2/4/14 at 2:12pm

Odd that the costumes were changed. The Broadway dress is really exactly what that needs to be- eyecatching and glamorous.

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

[somethingwicked]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#15

Posted: 2/4/14 at 2:55pm

While the LA production retains the same Set Designer as the Broadway production (David Korins,) it does not have the same Costume Designer. Gabriel Berry designed the costumes in LA, whereas Emily Rebholz designed the ones on Broadway.

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

[RippedMan]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#16

Posted: 2/5/14 at 12:53am

Is she suppose to be pretty or dumpy in that scene? Cause that dress looks dumpy and dirty?

[perfectlymarvelous]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#17

Posted: 2/5/14 at 1:21am

The point is that she's pretty and overshadowing her much more glamorous sister. The Broadway costume got that point across pretty well, but I agree, the LA dress is not nearly as nice.

[StageDoor3]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#18

Posted: 2/5/14 at 10:59am

The Actors Fund is having special fundraising evening next Tuesday, February 11 at "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" with tickets to the show plus an autographed program and a wine and dessert reception with David Hyde Pierce and cast members after the show.

Tickets are $150 and all proceeds go to support people working in theatre, film and television who are in crisis, need or transition. For tickets or information please call 323-933-9266 ext 458 or visit www.actorsfund.org.


Updated On: 2/5/14 at 10:59 AM

[rosscoe(au)]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#19

Posted: 2/12/14 at 3:30am

Saw it tonight ( sad I didn't see the Actors fund info before ) loved the show laugh out loud funny with a wonderful cast , and Sonia's party dress is stunning. On stage it's breathtaking.

Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist. Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino. This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian

[BWNUT]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#20

Posted: 2/12/14 at 4:13am

saw it tonight for the second time (tkts are discounted for the weekday shows). Saw some famous faces in the audience. loving it more and more. I have a feeling I might see it at least once more before it leaves. Tonight's audience seemed to love it, too. The actors had to pause quite a few times to let the laughter and clapping die down. Actually, some of the dialogue got drowned out by it. That dress got a loud applause and quite honestly, looked red-carpet ready (for Maggie Smith, that is).

[rosscoe(au)]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#21

Posted: 2/12/14 at 4:31am

Who was in the audience tonite, thought I saw a couple of people not really sure.

Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist. Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino. This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more. Tazber's: Reply to Is Stephen Schwartz a Practicing Christian

[ACL2006]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#22

Posted: 2/12/14 at 11:43am

I know plays rarely end up touring, but I though this one would do well, even if just for 6-9 months touring some of the bigger cities(San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, D.C., etc.).

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

[Kad]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#23

Posted: 2/12/14 at 2:29pm

I doubt it'll tour- especially since it's being done by scores of regional theatres.

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

[Wicked Fanatic]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#24

Posted: 2/12/14 at 7:56pm

I doubt it'll tour- especially since it's being done by scores of regional theatres.

I agree with this and it's up next at the Old Globe in San Diego (May 17-June 22). Can't wait to see who they cast in this production.

[Jamie Pierce]

Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike -LA#25

Posted: 2/24/14 at 8:01pm

The review in the LA Times makes me want to see this SO BAD!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-vanya-sonia-review-20140211,0,7294002.story#axzz2uI5Piicy