The Play That Goes Wrong
Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields
Directed by Matt Dicarlo
New World Stages
June 10, 2019 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
I have seen this play now for the third and, hopefully, the very last time.The only fun left for me in this production was the joy of taking 16 young students who had never experienced the story.I almost wished that my seat had faced them and not the stage.I am sure that would been a worthy show.
I have little to say about the play that I haven’t said before:
Once you see a farce this many times it comes down to the mechanics and not to the joy.Please do see it.It is a brilliant play – but I am going to have to say “no” – been there and seen that.
The Ferryman
Written by Jez Butterworth
Directed by Sam Mendes
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
June 9, 2019 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
Ferryman
I love Irish theatre.I love the grit and passion they bring to the story.I love good ghost stories and the Irish know some pretty amazing ghost stories.I love how so many of these Irish tales are about trying to make amends for an often unimaginable harm done in the past or an intense interest in passing family history on to the next generation.This is what makes Irish literature such fun in the theatre. Continue reading The Ferryman→
The Secret Life of Bees
Book by Lynn Nottage
Music by Duncan Sheik
Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead
Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd
Directed by Sam Gold
Atlantic Theater Company
June 9, 2019 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
The Secret Life of Bees was another experiment in taking a wildly popular novel and adapting it for the stage – but more than a play, they worked to transform this into a musical!Here in Bees, the music was just breathtaking.You had great music, great lyrics sung by some of the best vocalists theatre has working right now.It was so moving to listen to. Continue reading The Secret Life of Bees→
Be More Chill
Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconis
Book by Joe Tracz
Directed by Stephen Brackett
Lyceum Theatre
June 7, 2019 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
I made a big mistake in planning this trip with teenagers.I had thought that the most obvious of shows to take them to – the one that they are obviously jamming to on YouTube would be Be More Chill.I had thought that there wouldn’t be much for me in this production – but I was happy to “take one for the team.” Continue reading Be More Chill→
King Lear
Starring Glenda Jackson
Written by William Shakespeare
Music by Philip Glass
Directed by Sam Gold
Cort Theatre
March 11, 2019 Production website
💉💉💉 out of 5.
This is a major chew for an audience. For a crowd that is going to the theatre expecting all to be would up in a 90 minute intermission-less night, Lear coming in at almost three hours and thirty minutes is a test. Of course to see the incandescent Glenda Jackson take on this role of lifetime at the age of 82 is worth the wait!
The Play That Goes Wrong
