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Posted by:	bradlyb 10:42 am EST 01/19/15
In reply to:	re: A DELICATE BALANCE This Week - Delvino 06:21 am EST 01/19/15

I saw the play after it opened and Close was stunning. She had the speeches down cold and gave a thrilling performance as did Lithgow and Duncan. Higgins was wonderful but in no way shape or form stole the production from the three stars. I found it far superior to the Lincoln Center Production.

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re: totally opposite reaction

Posted by:	AlanScott 01:52 pm EST 01/19/15
In reply to:	totally opposite reaction - bradlyb 10:42 am EST 01/19/15

I'm with you on this. I felt like I was finally getting the play this time, much more than in the film or the 1996 revival. Everyone was strong, but most of all Close. When I saw her, she was still stumbling (just slightly) over lines in a couple of places, and perhaps she was paraphrasing in other places, but for the first time I was able to see the play from Agnes's point of view. And that makes a huge difference. Everyone else was equally good. I felt that Lithgow struggled a bit to make the big third-act aria work, but so did Scofield and Grizzard, each in his own way. In the Times Talk, Lithgow and Duncan said that they'd decided that Clare was the girl whom Tobias and Harry had "upended" that summer, but fortunately I didn't see that in their performances (as I don't buy that). But what they did say that I think is right and helped the production is that Tobias loves her and she loves him.

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