"The Intelligent Homosexual's " anyone seen it yet?

I was there last night, a very full and fancy crowd for the Guthrie. They had to stop for tech for about a minute when the set couldn't move forward.

All in all, I enjoyed the performance but there are some things that need to be worked out. All of the actors are marvelous, and do an excellent job. Spinella, Chalfant, Potts and Jones were standouts.

The biggest problem with the show is that it is long. The show is almost four hours with two intermissions. The first two acts were wonderful and engaging, however I began to not care about the characters by hour three. I think there is a lot that he could cut, there are many scenes between two characters that go nowhere. I think with time and some cuts it is going to be a good show.

I kept on thinking of August: Osage County while watching it. It is about a large family who returns to visit a parent who is in deep pain. As they begin to unravel their father's life, their problems begin to unravel. I am really curious to see if reviewers compare aspects of the show to August, I saw many similarities. Lucky for August, it does not hit the Twin Cities until next March. I am sure most Minnesotans have not scene it.

The direction and stage design is very linear, it reminded me a lot of N2N and Rent. There are multiple levels and the set comes towards the audience, it is very nice but not groundbreaking.

Let me know if you have any questions, but I would say go if you have a chance.

This and Caroline are both great productions!

Chad and Andergoat, thank you for your reviews. Would love it see it, hoping it's a hit so of the Australian based theatre companies pick it up.

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