Home from my quick trip to New York City to take in the sites and see some awesome theater! Cabaret with Alan Cumming and Emma Stone was superb! Alan Cumming never ceases to amaze me in both dramatic and comedic performances. And Emma Stone was captivating as Sally Bowles! A Delicate Balance was a beautifully acted drama with a script that seemed to lack a point (to me, anyway) beyond rehashing Albees previous subject matter in Virginia Woolf. Glenn Close and John Lithgow were stellar and Martha Plimpton held her own! Finally, Its Only A Play was as big a treat as I expected. While the script is thin and the pacing is a bit slow at times (I thought the play might have benefitted from shaving off a good 30 minutes), the laughs were genuine and the performances (save for Matthew Brodericks, which felt flat and uninspired) were delivered with perfect timing. The standouts, for me, were Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing and newcomer Micah Stock. We had great seats for each show. I think I need to make this an annual trip! Now, off to nap before class tomorrow morning!
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 01:21:51 +0000
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