Posted by Kaplan18 2012-11-09 10:54:29
Read this book in high school. One of my favorite books.
Bought a ticket for the 1st preview last night and was blown away. They have a little tightening to do, but a beautiful production! Acting was terrific!
I'd recommend it.
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Posted by Gothampc 2012-11-09 11:37:18
Information on where it is playing?
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Posted by Kaplan18 2012-11-09 11:41:18
Westside Theatre upstairs. Cool space. Never been before.
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Posted by Gothampc 2012-11-09 11:44:42
Thanks. I've enjoyed this book, as well as the others he wrote, so I'll go see it.
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Posted by iluvtheatertrash 2012-11-10 13:33:24
Bought a ticket on a whim today because of your post, Kaplan. About to see the matinee.
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Posted by henrikegerman 2012-11-10 15:57:51
My Name is Asher Lev.... My name is Asher Lev.... My Name is Asher Lev
We'll begin the questioning with Kitty Carlisle.
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Posted by iluvtheatertrash 2012-11-10 16:53:03
The acting is wonderful, though the script isn't that fantastic. It still made me tear up at the end (quite a bit, actually) as it is a touching story.
Worth seeing if you can, especially if you love the novel.
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Posted by henrikegerman 2012-11-18 11:01:06
Just got an offer. I love Jenny Bacon and would love to hear about her work here.
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Posted by egghumor 2012-11-18 12:32:01
Enjoyed your "To Tell the Truth" quip, henrik!
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Posted by MCfan2 2012-11-18 12:49:13
Ooh, wish I could get up there to see this. It was such a good book.
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Posted by iluvtheatertrash 2012-11-18 13:05:26
Bacon is fantastic in this. Plays multiple roles, one of which is unrecognizable from the rest.
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Posted by PalJoey 2012-11-18 15:39:56
I'm also a big Mark Nelson fan--he's in this too.
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Posted by TheEnchantedHunter 2012-11-18 17:26:37
This adaptation is serviceable but can't hold a candle to the source novel.
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Posted by NewYorkTheater 2012-11-18 21:14:50
Isn't that usually the case, Hunter?
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Posted by Insider2 2012-11-19 12:10:47
While this may indeed be a lovely piece of theatre, you all do realize that this thread was started by a shill, correct?
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Posted by PalJoey 2012-11-20 00:47:13
There are Good Shills and Bad Shills.
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Posted by henrikegerman 2012-11-20 08:22:00
Nothing against shilling, but transparency is appreciated.... oh, I just realized that shilling requires non-transparency.... nevermind.
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Posted by HarryZinn 2012-12-03 19:07:19
Saw the show Saturday night. The script was faithful to the source material and did a good job of capturing in 90 minutes the essence of the book, which I just (re)read this week. Mark Nelson's performance was particularly noteworthy - his transformations into each of the several diverse characters he portrayed seemed effortless. While the show is almost too earnest, and there is too much exposition directly to the audience by the title character, overall it was a memorable and haunting production.
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Posted by SNAFU 2012-12-03 21:47:37
Bad shills are ugly!
