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re: As Is had three Tony nominations.
Posted by: dbdbdb 12:33 pm EST 02/18/21
In reply to: As Is had three Tony nominations. - portenopete 11:57 am EST 02/18/21

I saw As Is several times. I always imagined it was rather like one of the Living Newspaper productions of the WPA. Although the main thread of the script followed the characters played by Jonathan Hadary and Jonathan Hogan, it was loaded with episodes and minor characters that gave a sense of the epidemic speaking through the entire community. It was extremely powerful at the time although something tells me it wouldn't hold up as well today, certainly not compared to The Normal Heart.
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re: As Is had three Tony nominations.
Posted by: mattyp4 01:17 am EST 02/20/21
In reply to: re: As Is had three Tony nominations. - dbdbdb 12:33 pm EST 02/18/21

It was extremely powerful at the time although something tells me it wouldn't hold up as well today, certainly not compared to The Normal Heart. I saw the Regeneration Theatre production of As Is a few years back. I had only learned about the play a few years earlier & being a huge fan of The Normal Heart, I was very much looking forward to seeing a staged production. And it was.... okay. I had read the text by then so I knew the story, but the play still felt extremely dated & subdued. Granted it could have been the caliber of the production, but The Normal Heart still feels urgent, gripping & devastating to me. (I do very much appreciate As Is for being a pioneer AIDS play & I have been desperate to see the TV movie from 1986.)
Link	Regeneration Theatre production of As Is
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