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| re: Am I a philistine for not enjoying Three Tall Women? | |
| Posted by: castro 08:26 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: Am I a philistine for not enjoying Three Tall Women? - DistantDrumming 09:08 pm EDT 05/14/18 | |
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| I saw this last Friday and was surprised how stilted the opening of the play was. Glenda Jackson seemed to be on automatic pilot. Laurie Metcalf is unfortunately miscast and Alison Pill does the best she can with an underwritten role. The second half was far better and I do love the play but it was hard for me to erase memories of the brilliant Marian Seldes and unforgetable Myra Carter. Albee is quintessentially American in themes and tone and as fine as she is, Glenda Jackson isn’t able to convey this. | |
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| re: Am I a philistine for not enjoying Three Tall Women? | |
| Posted by: broadwaybacker 10:50 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Am I a philistine for not enjoying Three Tall Women? - castro 08:26 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
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| So I’m seeing this tomorrow and my expectations have now been lowered a bit. Which I guess is a good thing. | |
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| re: Am I a philistine for not enjoying Three Tall Women? | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 06:38 pm EDT 05/15/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Am I a philistine for not enjoying Three Tall Women? - broadwaybacker 10:50 am EDT 05/15/18 | |
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| I don't know that you need to lower your expectations. I think we naysayers are firmly in the minority. Hope it is an enjoyable experience for you. I'm glad I got to see THE Glenda Jackson on stage, I just wish I'd found more to connect to -- emotionally, intellectually, spiritually... or just funny-bone'y. | |
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