THE SEAGULL Reviews- Page 2

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 12:05pm

The Daily News gives the show 4 Stars out of 5:

'In light of the fact that two notable revivals of Anton Chekhov's melancholy masterwork have run in New York within the last 13 months (one with Dianne Wiest, the other, Ian McKellen), it's easy to consider a new Broadway version from London just a waste of feathers.

Until you see it.'

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2008/10/03/2008-10-03_kristin_scott_thomas_is_shining_star_of_.html

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 12:10pm

that Word-of-Mouth review is hysterical. and broccoli happens to be a favorite of mine, so I'm guessing The Seagull will be the show for me!

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 12:11pm

Review Roundup

The Associated Press
The Hartford Courant
The Journal News
New York 1
The New York Observer
The New York Post
The New York Times
The Philadelphia Inquirer
TheaterMania
The Washington Post
Rave

The Bergen Record
The Daily News
Newsday
Variety
Very Positive

Talkin' Broadway
Positive

New York Magazine
Mixed-to-Positive

AM New York
USA Today
The Wall Street Journal
Mixed

Word of Mouth
Mixed-to-Negative

John Simon
Negative

The Newark Star-Ledger
Very Negative

The Village Voice
Pan

Updated On: 10/8/08 at 12:11 PM

[Smaxie]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 12:27pm

Newsday and the Bergen Record are also both good. Probably fall into the Very Positive camp, though there are rave-like elements.

http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/friday/partii/ny-etgull5866311oct03,0,3014594.story

http://www.northjersey.com/betterliving/30239214.html

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 12:33pm

Both Newsday and the Bergen Record are Very Positive, you're right: Bergen just barely so.

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 3:43pm

AM New York gives the show 2 1/2 Stars out of 4:

'We hate to rain on everyone's parade, but we didn't find it to be so damn extraordinary. We're not saying that Ian Rickson's production is bad – not at all. It's meticulously staged and occasionally gripping. And Christopher Hampton's new translation is colloquial and comic while remaining elegant.

But with the exceptions of Ms. Thomas and the similarly eccentric and lively Zoe Kazan as Masha, this "Seagull" lacks theatricality and ensemble chemistry. And more often than not, it feels dull, quiet and slow...'

http://www.amny.com/entertainment/stage/am-seagull1004,0,2008840.story


The Washington Post is a Rave:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/07/AR2008100703137.html?sub=AR


The Wall Street Journal is Mixed:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122298264817299611.html


The Village Voice is a Pan:

http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-10-08/theater/forbidden-broadway-looks-deeper-the-seagull-and-50-words-look-shallow-next-to-it/


John Heilpern at the New York Observer is a Rave:

http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/seagull-soars-lofted-sarsgaard-scott-thomas


New York Magazine is Mixed-to-Positive:

http://nymag.com/arts/theater/reviews/50978/

Updated On: 10/8/08 at 03:43 PM

[Smaxie]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 3:49pm

Well, if one is to give credence to a handout paper like amNY, then raves from the Philadelphia Inquirer and Hartford Courant should be considered.

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20081003_The_Seagull__never_better.html

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/stage/reviews/hc-webseagull.artoct04,0,5720535.story

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 3:56pm

Sure, why not! :)

The Philadelphia Inquirer and Hartford Courant is a Rave.

Updated On: 10/3/08 at 03:56 PM

[Smaxie]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 6:15pm

NY 1 is a rave.

http://www.ny1news.com/content/ny1_living/theater_reviews/Default.aspx