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A View from the Bridge - On stage seating is fantastic

Posted by:	UWS_JIM 12:42 pm EDT 10/29/15

We saw "A View from the Bridge" on Monday night and we were in A2 and A4 on the front row of the onstage seating on the side closest to the audience, an absolute bargain during previews for $50 each. PERHAPS VERY MILD SPOILERS..... The very atmospheric production is performed in a clinical bright white square with actors barefoot. It builds tension constantly by the use of a soundtrack of choral music and drums and scenes directed to completely focus attention on the simmering uncontrollable anger of Eddie. Mark Strong is utterly frightening as Eddie as he stares into the distance in scenes where he cannot fathom how he has lost control of the situations at home and what can he do to rectify it all. The ending of the show gave me chills !!! Minor gripe, why is the always amazing Russell Tovey as Rodolfo directed to have an American accent when he is an impoverished italian peasant literally just off the boat? That aside Russell gives a beautful performace, he only had 9 days of rehearsal before the performances began so it is suprising he already gives such a nuanced intricate protrayal.

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Thread:	re: A View from the Bridge - On stage seating is fantastic - liam44 06:38 pm EDT 10/29/15 (2) Here in NYC it is a perfect square - UWS_JIM 08:56 pm EDT 10/29/15 (1) re: Here in NYC it is a perfect square Possible Spoilers - liam44 10:06 pm EDT 10/29/15 re: A View from the Bridge - On stage seating is fantastic - ukpaul 04:34 pm EDT 10/29/15 (4) re: A View from the Bridge - On stage seating is fantastic - davei2000 05:02 pm EDT 10/29/15 (3) re: A View from the Bridge - On stage seating is fantastic - ukpaul 09:22 pm EDT 10/29/15 although in this case the accent is artificial - UWS_JIM 05:21 pm EDT 10/29/15 (1) It's a director's decision - stevemr 06:26 pm EDT 10/29/15 re: A View from the Bridge - On stage seating is fantastic - cjmclaughlin10 03:54 pm EDT 10/29/15 re: A View from the Bridge - On stage seating is fantastic - davei2000 01:59 pm EDT 10/29/15 (3) re: A View from the Bridge - On stage seating is fantastic - josiahjosiah 06:54 pm EDT 10/29/15 (2) I would go stage row F - UWS_JIM 08:54 pm EDT 10/29/15 (1) re: I would go stage row F - josiahjosiah 06:52 pm EDT 10/30/15

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