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| Don't blame Ben Brantley for having a vocabulary. He is a writer. | |
| Posted by: portenopete 11:07 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
| In reply to: Well as usual... - garyd 10:17 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
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| "Consanguinity"? "Sepulchral"? "Oracular"? It's a rich language, English, and it is all to the good that writers use as many out-of-the-ordinary words as possible: they enliven and enrich us. Try looking on it as a positive when someone challenges you by using a word you don't immediately know. Use the language that you've been bequeathed. |
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| Variety: 'Super ensemble' and 'superbly mounted' | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 11:40 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 11:38 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
| In reply to: Don't blame Ben Brantley for having a vocabulary. He is a writer. - portenopete 11:07 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
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| Link | Variety.com: Jim Parsons heads 50th anniversary revival of Mart Crowley's historic play |
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| The Hollywood Reporter: 'A high-caliber cast of out gay actors' and 'bitingly funny and moving' | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 11:46 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
| In reply to: Variety: 'Super ensemble' and 'superbly mounted' - WaymanWong 11:38 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
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| Link | The Hollywood Reporter: Broadway review of 'The Boys in the Band' |
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| To my eyes, best review of the lot. | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 10:42 am EDT 06/01/18 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 10:41 am EDT 06/01/18 | |
| In reply to: The Hollywood Reporter: 'A high-caliber cast of out gay actors' and 'bitingly funny and moving' - WaymanWong 11:46 pm EDT 05/31/18 | |
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| Insightful and truly well-written review, one that really digs into how the text resonates now instead of reductively dismissing the play as (too) tied to the era. "It's in those signs of connective tissue able to withstand even the worst flagellation — both self-induced and otherwise administered — that Mantello and his gifted cast trace a sense of outsiders finding fortifying protection in one another, no matter how much damage they inflict. And the final image of resilient sensuality, a directorial flourish not in the text, eloquently brings home that point of survival, unity and love that won't be denied. They're here, they're queer, get used to it." |
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| Spoiler Request | |
| Posted by: BigM 12:48 pm EDT 06/04/18 | |
| In reply to: To my eyes, best review of the lot. - Delvino 10:41 am EDT 06/01/18 | |
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| I saw this production but had to leave a little before the very end to catch the last bus home. Can someone tell me about that "final image of resilient sensuality?" Thanks in advance. For the record, I greatly admired the production. I always liked the play; for me, it has no more obligation to present an admirable view of the gay community than Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf has to present an admirable view of academic marriages. De Jesus falls a bit short of Cliff Gorman's original tour de force as Emory, and Quinto, though good, can't quite measure up to Leonard Frey's brilliant performance as Harold. Otherwise, the cast does excellent work, and all the technical contributions are top notch. Mantello has staged it with great skill. Anyway, I would appreciate someone filling me on that final image. |
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