Edward Albee's "Three Tall Women" is now being exquisitely revived on Broadway starring Glenda Jackson, Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill. Ms. Jackson and Ms. Metcalf are sheer perfection in their roles, and if Ms. Jackson does not win a Tony for her performance she will have been robbed. Joe Mantello's direction is elegantly superb and the set design is beautifully inventive. Don't miss this outstanding production of a great play.
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
“Carousel” Revival Is An Epic Disaster
Except for some fine singing of its beautiful score, the Broadway revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Carousel" is an epic disaster. The acting is flat & directionless, the sets and costumes are distractingly bad and most unforgivingly, there is not an ounce of emotional connection on stage.
Yes, Joshua Henry has the vocal chops for Billy, but if, as here, there is no chemistry with Julie, his singing loses its poignancy. Jessie Mueller's (Julie) acting is flat and adopts a distracting accent at odds with the rest of the cast. Lindsay Mendez plays her role way too broad and seems to be in a different show than everyone else.
Primary fault for this misfire has to lie with the director Jack O'Brien who needs to retire from directing musicals after his horrible revival of "Sound of Music" and now ruining "Carousel." You are advised to stay away from this turkey.
Monday, March 05, 2018
“Low Road” Aims High
KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
Kudos to @PublicTheaterNY for bringing to its stage Bruce Norris' ambitious time traveling economic- focused historical comedy #TheLowRoad. The show's huge, expert cast is fluidly directed by Michael Grief and makes this a show worth seeing, notwithstanding that its themes can be a bit repetitive and the show runs a little long.
Terrific Cast Makes For A Fine “Lobby Hero”
KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
A terrific four person cast with considerable tv and film credits enlivens the revival of Kenneth Lonergan's “Lobby Hero” @2STNYC newly refurbished Hayes Theater. All 4 actors are very good, but I was especially impressed with Bryan Three Henry’s performance, and was pleasantly surprised by how good Chris Evans was given the paucity of theater credits in his bio.
Sunday, March 04, 2018
Albee’s “Zoo” Plays Smartly Revived
KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
Edward Albee's #AtHomeattheZoo is given a pitch perfect production @SignatureTheatr that should not be missed. A trio of actors bring these smartly combined one acts to vivid life.
Saturday, March 03, 2018
“Hangmen” Is Chillingly Great
KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
Master storyteller & playwright Martin McDonagh does it again with #HangmenATC @AtlanticTheater a very funny dark comedy that is given a sterling production with mesmerizing lead performances by Mark Addy & Johnny Flynn. Theater does not get any better than this.
Great Cast Elevates “Jerry Springer”
KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
A supremely talented cast that goes all in on the craziness that is "Jerry Springer The Opera" @TheNewGroupNYC makes for a fun, yet at times intentionally disturbing, evening. While I enjoyed this production much more than the West End original, the show itself remains overly sophomoric for me. But this talented (including great performances from Terrance Mann, Tiffany Mann, Luke Grooms and Justin Keyes), makes this production well worth seeing in the intimate space in which it is performed.
Thursday, March 01, 2018
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