THE DROWSY CHAPERONE — Page 4

Nice deflection.

P- It was inla2 with the deflection.

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I am such a dork. That's what I get for reading quickly and posting when I don't have a lot of time.

Sorry about the mix up.

My short review of "Romance":

"No one has ever had a worse time sitting in a theatre. And yes, that includes Abraham Lincoln."

Review over. I am not a prude and it's nearly impossible to offend me with off color slurs about ethnicity or religion, but this was just so gratuitous and forced. I expect more from David Mamet.

I really enjoyed meeting YouWantItWhen??? That was FAR AND AWAY the highlight of my evening.

BroadwayBaby6, I leaned to YWIW when the lights went down for intermission and whispered, "I have never read more intelligent words on BWW than the ones where you said you left at intermission."

And with that, so did we.

Next time, I'll just send you a check for $20.

Updated On: 11/12/05 at 01:17 AM

I went into Romance at the Taper this evening with no preconcieved expectations of the show, other than I usually enjoy Mamet. After spending an excruciating 45 minutes staring blankly at the stage, I can only conclude that either Mamet really missed the mark with Romance or I left my sense of humor back at work.

There is absolutely no substance to the play- or at least to the first act, because I couldn't take it any longer and left. It meanders. The show tries to be witty and fails utterly. In the dialogue, you can almost hear Mamet trying to think of something shocking and un-PC to include such that each line seems contrived, its only purpose being to shock. The thing is, it isn't shocking or offensive or funny because there is just no point- it's one stereotype after the other paraded out in sequence, ad nauseum. And speaking of nause[a] - the vomiting man in the audience at the start of the show didn't exactly contribute to my enjoyment, though I think the show itself blew chunks enough that my opinion of it wasn't colored by that unfortunate event.

I want my $20 back, David Mamet.

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Well, Patronus and 1/2 Shiksa pretty much sum up my feelings as well.

The only bright side was getting to meet them - and that made it well worth the effort.

What a piece of dreck.

People were actually laughing - out loud - as if this was witty and well written. I just was looking around thinking that this was like the Emperor with No Clothes. It is David Mamet, so these people think that it must be wonderful. So, laugh as if it is funny because you don't want to seem like you are not cool enough to appreciate Mamet.

Well, trust me, it is the material that is the problem.

I know a couple of people who stayed through the whole show . . . apparently, one, who has seen a lot of theater, thought it was dreck, and the other actually thought it was funny.

Thank goodness it was only 20 dollars.

At least I am confident that I will enjoy Chaperone.

Updated On: 11/12/05 at 02:12 AM