Ann Previews?

[henrikegerman]

Sunday morning syllogism:

By all reports Taylor is playing Richards to the hilt.

Ann Richards famously held huge convention halls in the palm of her hand.

Therefore, one would think Taylor's Ann should be quite at home at the Beaumont.

Ok, fire away at my logic. Go.

[Pammylicious]

Just got tickets for tomorrow evening....what is the running time now? Thanks.

[lightguy06222]

ill post thoughts after tonights performance... as well as runtime.

[lightguy06222]

Show was 2 hours. with a 10-15 intermission

MAYBE SPOILERS? who knows, im just gonna talk...

Holland Taylor is an incredible actress. She really embodied the role. Brilliant work.

But a mediocre show.

I think it was pretty well written, it just needs cuts. The intermission was completely unnecessary. I like two act shows, but when the story NEEDS it.

This show should be 90 minutes. Its got enough solid material to entertain the audience for that long. But with the intermission, and about 30 min of unnecessary fluff material, the show drags.

My biggest question, even after WATCHING the show, is...

Why should I care? What did Ann Richards DO to make me care? What did she DO to be impactful on the world? What did she DO to deserve a 2 hour play at lincoln center?

I cant find an answer... She was a strong, texas woman. Brash, demanding, powerful, yet kind in her own way. Taylor is spot on with her portrayal of the character.

But the woman didn't DO anything worthy enough of sitting for 2 hours watching a show about her life. I totally got the idea in the first act.

I would have walked out at intermission, had I not run into a friend... I got the jist, I was entertained, and I didnt feel like the show was worthy of another hour of my time.


It also had 3 endings, and the audience FEELS like the show is ending.

She is ending her term as governor, and gives a beautiful final line of the show, and the set starts to track backwards with her on it, and the audience is ready to applaud....But she continues on.

The stage gets dim, and cool, and menacing, And she talks about how she dies... and then she continues on.

and we wind up back at the commencement. WHY? she just explained how she dies... we get it, the entire show stems from the idea that shes giving a speech at a commencement. you dont need to go BACK to the commencement at the end, and have Ann conclude her speech, thank the audience, and walk off... not a very powerful ending.