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Posted: 4/25/10 at 7:59pm
Saw all three in the last few days.
CREDITORS:
What a thrilling production. The 90 minutes is never anything less than gripping and Alan Rickman's staging is absolutely perfect. Minimalist, beautiful, and bare, driven by three wonderful performances. Each of them are excellent.
Rickman has found the jokes in the play as well as the drama, very brilliantly walking the tightrope that is directing a Strindberg play. Thankfully, he doesn't fall into camp, as AFTER MISS JULIE pretty much did. He knows where the laughs are and plays them just right, as do the performers, but they also handle the dramatic stuff exceptionally. The 90 minutes DOES feel a BIT long but it's never boring. Lovely set design.
***1/2 out of ****
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EVERYDAY RAPTURE:
I just had a ball at ER when it was at 2ST and may have had an even better time this weekend when I saw it at the American Airlines Theater. There are still a few moments/scenes in the book that get a bit boring and allow for your mind to wander, but for the most part, it's a great, great show. Sherie deserves the Tony for Best Actress, for sure. I absolutely loved CZJ in NIGHT MUSIC but Sherie is the one to beat, in my opinion. Without her self-depricating humor, this show would NOT work at all. Her performance is the key to this show's success, obviously. And her voice has never sounded better.
I laughed quite a lot, I was very moved (even more so than when I saw it at 2ST), and left the show with a huge smile on my face. It's my favorite musical of the year and I hope people see it. Even if you don't know who Sherie is, you'll have a good time.
***1/2 out of ****
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COLLECTED STORIES:
I was pleasantly surprised by this show. Not every scene works (the first few in the first act are a bit boring, but are crucial to the plot development and the excellent latter half of the show) but it's still entertaining. It does feel slight, but for the two hours I was watching the show, I really did care for these characters. Mainly because Sarah Paulson and Linda Lavin are so good. Sarah Paulson, less so, but Lavin is giving a brilliant, knockout performance. She deserves to be giving Linney a run for her money for the Best Actress Tony. Just a really perfectly-calculated performance. If for no other reason than Lavin, this show is well worth seeing.
It's entertaining but forgettable. But I would see it again.
*** out of ****
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Sorry these are really brief but overall I definitely had a good time at all three shows.
CREDITORS:
What a thrilling production. The 90 minutes is never anything less than gripping and Alan Rickman's staging is absolutely perfect. Minimalist, beautiful, and bare, driven by three wonderful performances. Each of them are excellent.
Rickman has found the jokes in the play as well as the drama, very brilliantly walking the tightrope that is directing a Strindberg play. Thankfully, he doesn't fall into camp, as AFTER MISS JULIE pretty much did. He knows where the laughs are and plays them just right, as do the performers, but they also handle the dramatic stuff exceptionally. The 90 minutes DOES feel a BIT long but it's never boring. Lovely set design.
***1/2 out of ****
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EVERYDAY RAPTURE:
I just had a ball at ER when it was at 2ST and may have had an even better time this weekend when I saw it at the American Airlines Theater. There are still a few moments/scenes in the book that get a bit boring and allow for your mind to wander, but for the most part, it's a great, great show. Sherie deserves the Tony for Best Actress, for sure. I absolutely loved CZJ in NIGHT MUSIC but Sherie is the one to beat, in my opinion. Without her self-depricating humor, this show would NOT work at all. Her performance is the key to this show's success, obviously. And her voice has never sounded better.
I laughed quite a lot, I was very moved (even more so than when I saw it at 2ST), and left the show with a huge smile on my face. It's my favorite musical of the year and I hope people see it. Even if you don't know who Sherie is, you'll have a good time.
***1/2 out of ****
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COLLECTED STORIES:
I was pleasantly surprised by this show. Not every scene works (the first few in the first act are a bit boring, but are crucial to the plot development and the excellent latter half of the show) but it's still entertaining. It does feel slight, but for the two hours I was watching the show, I really did care for these characters. Mainly because Sarah Paulson and Linda Lavin are so good. Sarah Paulson, less so, but Lavin is giving a brilliant, knockout performance. She deserves to be giving Linney a run for her money for the Best Actress Tony. Just a really perfectly-calculated performance. If for no other reason than Lavin, this show is well worth seeing.
It's entertaining but forgettable. But I would see it again.
*** out of ****
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Sorry these are really brief but overall I definitely had a good time at all three shows.
