THE ROAD TO MECCA Reviews

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 1/17/12 at 5:02pm

Post 'em here!

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 1/18/12 at 8:12am

Brantley is mixed-to-positive.

http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/theater/reviews/road-to-mecca-at-american-airlines-theater-review.html?ref=theater

But his heart's not in it.

[AC126748]

Posted: 1/18/12 at 10:39am

Brantley obviously doesn't love the play--especially the first act--but he seems to find the production well-staged and it's a rave for Harris.

[colorthehours]

Posted: 1/18/12 at 2:15pm

I'm pretty surprised by the reviews. I knew the cast would do well, because Rosemary Harris is amazing, but the rest of it didn't do terribly well on Curtain Critic.

http://www.curtaincritic.com/Shows/THE_ROAD_TO_MECCA_REVIEWS-91.html

It's a shame! I hate to see plays get poor reviews.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/18/12 at 3:32pm

What I find sad is that no one has bothered to mention whether Rosemary Harris makes good facial expressions or stays in character.

How else can a performance be judged?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/18/12 at 5:02pm

Harris' performance definitely deserve these reviews. She's a delight. The rest of the production however, is a rote Roundabout bore. Shocker.

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 1/18/12 at 5:13pm

I saw an early preview, and I'm not sure if I could say if Ms. Harris stayed in character the whole time. During the 52-minute period when her back was to the audience, it's possible she was not in character, but impossible to say. She certainly didn't have a lot of facial expressions. Jim Dale, however, had a grip on both facets of his performance. Also, DANCING.

[Buffyfan51]

Posted: 1/18/12 at 5:19pm

Does Carla Gugino come out after the show and sign autographs at the stage door?

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/18/12 at 5:51pm

What's the show curtain like?

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 1/18/12 at 6:41pm

Sorry to be "that guy," but are there any gunshots?

I'm taking my mom to see this, and she's a miniature schnauzer.

Thanks!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/18/12 at 7:39pm

There's only one gunshot when Jim Dale shoots Rosemary Harris in the back of the head.