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re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year)
Posted by: Ann 08:17 pm EST 11/27/18
In reply to: re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year) - writerkev 06:27 am EST 11/27/18

Now you're making me feel disappointed again to have missed this production. The play doesn't seem to have found a life in the regions.
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re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year)
Posted by: writerkev 08:48 pm EST 11/27/18
In reply to: re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year) - Ann 08:17 pm EST 11/27/18

The play was (to my mind) sadly under-appreciated by critics, so I don’t think audiences ever really found it, which is a terrible shame. I don’t even think it extended its engagement at the small upstairs theatre at Playwrights. Maybe someday it will be rediscovered.
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re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year)
Posted by: Erik_Haagensen 03:18 pm EST 11/28/18
In reply to: re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year) - writerkev 08:48 pm EST 11/27/18

This critic loved THE BIG MEAL, and I've linked below to my review for Backstage. I also voted for it on the first ballot for the 2012 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play, but, alas, I was the sole vote, so the play didn't make it to the later ballot rounds.
Link Backstage Review of THE BIG MEAL
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re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year)
Posted by: writerkev 04:11 pm EST 11/28/18
In reply to: re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year) - Erik_Haagensen 03:18 pm EST 11/28/18

Thanks, Erik. I enjoyed reading the review.
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re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year)
Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 04:25 pm EST 11/28/18
In reply to: re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year) - writerkev 04:11 pm EST 11/28/18

I also enjoyed reading the review, Erik. I really loved that play, and I hope to get to see it in future productions, although I can't imagine any production would ever be better than, or even as good as, the one at Playwrights Horizons.
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re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year)
Last Edit: davei2000 10:18 am EST 11/28/18
Posted by: davei2000 10:16 am EST 11/28/18
In reply to: re: Did you ever see Anita Gillette on stage (other than the play last year) - writerkev 08:48 pm EST 11/27/18

I hope so. I'd love to see this again, with Anita Gillette if possible!
Apparently it was done in Bristol, England in 2016...by a very young cast...The trailer has some charm...
Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91zFaVgiMA
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