Talley's Folly PREVIEW

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 2/7/13 at 4:02pm

First preview February 8. Will the blizzard warning make the fiest preview the show I have a ticket for on Saturday?

[bjh2114]

Posted: 2/7/13 at 4:09pm

I'll be at the invited dress tonight.

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 2/7/13 at 4:16pm

Great curious to find out everything.

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 2/7/13 at 7:45pm

I can't wait to see Lana Banana in this. American Horror Story fans will understand the reference.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 2/7/13 at 9:13pm

Had no idea this was starting so soon. Excited to see it.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 2/7/13 at 10:31pm

For a dress rehearsal, it was very tight. There aren't many moving parts, so it makes sense that everything went smoothly. I'm not usually a fan of Sarah's, but I thought she did quite well. And Danny is always excellent. The real low point is the play itself. It feels a little stale.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 2/7/13 at 11:23pm

What was the run time? I'm going tomorrow night.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 2/7/13 at 11:49pm

Just under 90 minutes.

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 2/8/13 at 2:35pm

The play feels stale? It only won the Pulitzer Prize.
Ummm....then again, so did Water by the Spoonful.
Errr, never mind.

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/8/13 at 6:43pm

"Stale" doesn't mean good or bad. Some plays don't hold up perfectly over time--even Pulitzer Prize winners.

I'll be there tonight.

[stevenycguy]

Posted: 2/8/13 at 6:44pm

Tonight's show is cancelled per www.roundabouttheatre.org

[AC126748]

Posted: 2/8/13 at 6:49pm

Really? I didn't receive an email or call.

Oh well.

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 2/8/13 at 7:16pm

yay...I'm going to first preview tomorrow at 2 pm. First time!

[wexy]

Posted: 2/8/13 at 7:47pm

I'm going next Friday...

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 2/9/13 at 4:31pm

Just came back....Danny is amazing.....I liked it a lot. Not my favorite but quite good and I didn't find it stale at all.

Small hiccop at the beginning and Danny handled it beautifully.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 2/9/13 at 4:36pm

I saw today's matinee as well and loved it. I thought both Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson were superb, and I enjoyed the play very much.

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 2/9/13 at 5:00pm

So what happened at the beginning? Did Danny forget his lines from all the kibbitzing he was doing? Why did he start all over. He is so likeable, I thought it was part of the play a first.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 2/9/13 at 6:39pm

It is part of the play...

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 2/9/13 at 7:15pm

that he starts all over and say gesunheit to someone who sneezed in the audience.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 2/9/13 at 7:16pm

I don't know/remember about the gesundheit part, but that he starts over again and does the whole first section in double time is part of the play.

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 2/9/13 at 7:28pm

Wow, didn't realize it was real.....but why?

[Auggie27]

Posted: 2/9/13 at 10:04pm

When I saw the original production, the third or fourth cast was playing it, and it was lifeless, tired, not compelling. When I read the script, I fall in love with its depth, its heart, and its connection to FIFTH OF JULY, a play I'm besotted with, as always. I would love to see it in rep with JULY (and the third play, name escaping me), where the three might present an extraordinary portrait of Wilson's world. I wish this production well. The play certainly deserves a revival, and these actors seem almost ideal.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 2/9/13 at 11:32pm

The third play you are trying to recall is TALLEY & SON.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 2/10/13 at 4:35pm

Pammylicious, nothing went wrong; the only thing Danny added was "Gesundheit" (in response to an audience member loudly sneezing), which was hilarious (he also repeated the "Gesundheit" in his double-time version of the opening).

Auggie, I love the idea of doing those three shows in rep. I didn't realize Talley's Folly was connected to two other plays, but based on how much I enjoyed seeing Talley's Folly, I'd expect the other two plays to enhance the experience.

[macnyc]

Posted: 2/10/13 at 8:03pm

I thought Talley's Folley was charming and sweet, very well acted. Theater was small enough to maintain intimacy.