Our Mother's Brief Affair 2016
Run Time:
Two hours, with one intermission
Two hours, with one intermission
Ages: 13+
Opened: January 20, 2016Closing: March 06, 2016
Our Mother's Brief Affair - 2015 Broadway History , Info & More
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036
On the verge of death for the umpteenth time, Anna (Linda Lavin) makes a shocking confession to her grown children: an affair from her past that just might have resonance beyond the family. But how much of what she says is true? While her children try to separate fact from fiction, Anna fights for a legacy she can be proud of. With razor-sharp wit and extraordinary insight, Our Mother's Brief Affair considers the sweeping, surprising impact of indiscretions both large and small.
Our Mother's Brief Affair - 2015 - Broadway Cast
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‘Our Mother’s Brief Affair’ Broadway Review: Linda Lavin Looks Back With Angst
6 / 10
The play is filled with attempts at wit, like the one Mom delivers about her son being a 'string terrorist.' Or statements that 'the potato chip is nature's most perfect food,' which Lavin delivers as if she's quoting Oscar Wilde. The actress is a real trouper. 'Affair' is nearly a drama-less drama. Nearly every conflict presented is resolved by someone on stage telling us how it is resolved...Likewise, character traits are thrown out and dismissed.
EW stage review: Our Mother's Brief Affair
6 / 10
Fortunately, one couldn't imagine a better Anna than Lavin, who's still a stunner at 78...and can stop a show with a mere raise of her eyebrow. Moreover, she can pull off a sitcom-territory line like, 'His arms came around me, strong and soft. He was wearing Aramis.' Late in the play, Greenberg rewards Lavin with a meaty memory-within-a-memory monologue...But such sudden, overwhelming sadness is too much, too late. A Richard Greenberg play at Manhattan Theatre Club is theatrical comfort food; this is his 11th MTC production. Somehow, Our Mother's Brief Affair got overcooked. C
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