Sweat or Little Foxes
Sweat or Little Foxes
#1Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 12:12pm
Hi everyone!
I'm trying to decide if I should see either Sweat or Little Foxes for my matinee on Wednesday. I really want to see both, but can't choose. Any help? I'm also seeing Sunset Boulevard that night. Thanks!
Melanie73
Stand-by Joined: 5/17/17
#2Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 12:20pm
I personally recommend Sweat. It's a great story, and it's beautifully told by the amazing cast. They're definitely both wonderful productions, but I prefer Sweat to Little Foxes.
CT2NYC
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
#3Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 12:31pm
I recommend The Little Foxes, especially since this Wednesday's matinee features Cynthia Nixon's wonderful, Tony-winning performance as Birdie.
Updated On: 6/19/17 at 12:31 PM
#4Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 12:32pm
Sweat
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#5Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 1:45pm
Don't miss The Little Foxes. Linney as Regina and Nixon as Birdie are utter marvels.
#6Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 1:51pm
Definitely go for The Little Foxes.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#7Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 2:00pm
THE LITTLE FOXES, hands down.
"When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written." -Stephen Sondheim
#8Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 2:02pm
THE LITTLE FOXES. Especially if you can see Nixon as Birdie.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
tiramisu_girl
Chorus Member Joined: 4/2/16
#9Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 2:19pm
I didn't see Sweat, but thorougly enjoyed The Little Foxes. The rush seat was not bad either, so I would recommend seeing that one.
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#10Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 2:57pm
I saw The Little Foxes and didn't see Sweat. One thing to consider if you live in the area is that Sweat is closing June 25 and The Little Foxes is closing July 2. So, if possible, you could see Sweat first and then The Little Foxes.
I loved The Little Foxes. It was everything you want from a revival. Thoughtful, exceptional performances (minus some lesser characters), gorgeous costumes, timely and relevant. That said, as a matinee on a two-show day even though it flew by, it does go a little long. It was around 2 hours 45 minutes when I saw the show. I have no idea how long Sweat runs. So that's something to think about.
I recommend seeing The Little Foxes if you can but if you can see both or go on another day that might be better given the two show day.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#11Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 2:59pm
Very difficult choice. Especially since both plays are so politically topical and along quite similar themes.
#12Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 3:03pm
That said, as a matinee on a two-show day even though it flew by, it does go a little long. It was around 2 hours 45 minutes when I saw the show. I have no idea how long Sweat runs. So that's something to think about.
Sweat runs 2:25, if that matters at all to your decision-making.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#13Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 3:22pm
Sweat was my favorite of this year's four fine Tony-nominated plays. I hope you choose to see it. You have a little more time to see The Little Foxes (which I have not yet seen myself) and I would just like to see as many people see Sweat as possible.
#14Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 3:58pm
That's my problem. I wish I could do both and I usually can (I only live at the Jersey shore). But I work this weekend and next week I have tech for my show that opens the weekend Little Foxes closes. I went with a third row seat to Little Foxes. I'm beyond excited! Little Foxes and twelfth row Sunset on the same day!
A Director
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/07
#16Sweat or Little Foxes
Posted: 6/19/17 at 8:42pm
I don't remember much about Sweat. it was that memorable. Something about people losing their jobs. Yea I know it won the Pultizer but I found it a yawn. Just my opinion.
So Little Foxes.
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