SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION CLOSING EARLY!

[@z5]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 11:18am

This Sunday...

 

 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-SIX-DEGREES-OF-SEPARATION-Will-Conclude-Broadway-Run-Early-20170613

[little_sally]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 11:20am

Not surprised. It didn't feel like a necessary revival, and production just seemed to get lost in the shuffle of the rest of the season's shows.

[Nycat63]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 11:25am

This just happens to be my Sunday show for my upcoming NY trip starting Friday.  Guess I'm seeing the last performance - not sure if I'm happy or disappointed that I can't see something else that's doing better in its place (no refund for me!). But I'm an Alison Janney fan so I'm sure I will still enjoy it.  

[LYLS3637]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 11:25am

I loved it. I found particularly relevant to today, and Allison Janney and Corey Hawkins were magnetic.

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 11:28am

I adored it. I thought it was incredibly relevant, well performed and well designed. I'm not sure why it didn't take off... but clearly it didn't 

[ethan231h]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 11:31am

Man these Trip Cullman shows....

[@z5]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 11:34am

Been wanting to see this, finally just decided to get a ticket for tonight.

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 12:24pm

Nycat63 said: "This just happens to be my Sunday show for my upcoming NY trip starting Friday.  Guess I'm seeing the last performance - not sure if I'm happy or disappointed that I can't see something else that's doing better in its place (no refund for me!). But I'm an Alison Janney fan so I'm sure I will still enjoy it.  

 

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You'll love it. I saw it a couple of weeks ago being a HUGE Janney fan and walked away loving it. It was probably my favorite play of the season. She's amazing and Hawkins gives a star performance. Incredibly funny, relevant and the end was so moving I shed a few tears. It deserved a much better fate. You're lucky you're seeing it, especially if you love Janney so much.

[vickster51]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 12:31pm

I really enjoyed it when I saw it last month and the performances of the lead three including the wonderful Allison Janney (who was the reason I went) were very good. Pleased I managed to see it when I did. 

[Broadway Joe]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 1:53pm

I went to opening night and thought it was a terrible waste of time. I still don't understand why Corey Hawkins got a Tony nomination for this either when there were much better performances this season. 

[Callum_brown1]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 1:56pm

I did want to catch this (admittedly in July at some point) but grabbed a rush ticket for tonight. Was at the BO at 1pm and still seemed plenty left. Any opinions on the box seats?

[Nycat63]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 2:10pm

n2nbaby said: "Nycat63 said: "This just happens to be my Sunday show for my upcoming NY trip starting Friday.  Guess I'm seeing the last performance - not sure if I'm happy or disappointed that I can't see something else that's doing better in its place (no refund for me!). But I'm an Alison Janney fan so I'm sure I will still enjoy it.  

 

"

You'll love it. I saw it a couple of weeks ago being a HUGE Janney fan and walked away loving it. It was probably my favorite play of the season. She's amazing and Hawkins gives a star performance. Incredibly funny, relevant and the end was so moving I shed a few tears. It deserved a much better fate. You're lucky you're seeing it, especially if you love Janney so much.

 

"Glad to hear this and all the other positive reports.  I do have to admit that if it's unfortunately going to close early, I'm excited to be seeing the final performance.  There's always something special about that.  

 

[newintown]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 3:49pm

It was OK, but nowhere near as terrific as the original production. It felt much like the lukewarm revival of The Heidi Chronicles.

[LarryD2]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 3:53pm

I think little_sally hit the nail on the head: this didn't feel like a necessary revival. It was fine, and some elements were very good (I really liked Corey Hawkins). But it wasn't the kind of show you wanted to blow trumpets over. 

[UncleCharlie]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 7:35pm

It's a fine revival and Allison Janney is great. I really enjoyed it and I'm glad I saw it. But I can see how it had trouble gaining traction competing with plays like Oslo and Little Foxes, two plays that really moved me. (haven't seen Doll's House yet).

[WestCoastActor/Director]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 7:47pm

I planned a trip to New York to see Hello, Dolly and Six Degrees before it is scheduled to close.  I like the play and my Masters Thesis in Directing was on John Guare.   I had a front row center orchestra ticket for next Wednesday.  Luckily I did get the only orchestra seat for Dolly before Bette goes on vacation.  I do have another slot open now and have to decide what to see.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 9:47pm

WestCoastActor/Director said: "I planned a trip to New York to see Hello, Dolly and Six Degrees before it is scheduled to close.  I like the play and my Masters Thesis in Directing was on John Guare.   I had a front row center orchestra ticket for next Wednesday.  Luckily I did get the only orchestra seat for Dolly before Bette goes on vacation.  I do have another slot open now and have to decide what to see.

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If you're interested in a play, I'd recommend The Little Foxes. An excellent revival.

As for Six Degrees, I saw it early in previews and for me Corey Hawkins was the part that didn't work at all. There was something very overtly glib and snake-oil-salesman about him and so the con was too obvious from the start. Allison Janney was excellent but I didn't believe the bond between Ouisa and Paul. 

[Callum_brown1]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 9:59pm

Got back from seeing the first performance since the ending early news - I don't regret seeing it but could definitely have benefitted from a shorter run. I was originally meant to be sat in a box but an usher said before the lights went down that I could move to the mezzanine. The whole of the back mezzanine was moved to the front, and I'd still say the front mezz was less than half full. Downstairs it was the same story - probably just struggling to get over half of capacity. With these numbers it's surprising it's lasted as long as it has. Definitely some actors could have doubled up on parts to save costs, and a smaller venue/run would probably have been wise.

As for the show itself, like I said I don't regret seeing it but it didn't really move me. It was great to see Allison Janney on stage, she is such a versatile performer. Corey Hawkins was terrific, as was Hickey in the less showier role. Occasionally the kids were played for laughs but I just found them plain annoying and couldn't wait till they got off the stage. I loved Janney's delivery of the titular monologue. A not bad night out but doubt it'll last for too long in the memory.

[Owen22]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 10:26pm

A very good revival of one of the great plays (maybe the greatest after Angels in America) of the latter part of the last century.  Allison Janney was so perfect for the role, it was almost a letdown.  No surprise. But she was excellent, just not Stockard. And Corey gave the show a different tilt.

[After Eight]

Posted: 6/13/17 at 11:39pm

I thought it was vastly overpraised in its first incarnation; its shortcomings stood out only more starkly this time around. And those lame, cheesy Cats "jokes." Come on! This is what passes for sophisticated wit? I'm certainly not that musical's biggest fan, but it offered far better entertainment than this pretentious exercise.

In any event,  come next week, Cats will still be running, while its detractor will not. So I guess Cats gets the last meow.

[LYLS3637]

Posted: 6/14/17 at 8:48am

After Eight said: "I thought it was vastly overpraised in its first incarnation; its shortcomings stood out only more starkly this time around. And those lame, cheesy Cats "jokes." Come on! This is what passes for sophisticated wit? I'm certainly not that musical's biggest fan, but it offered far better entertainment than this pretentious exercise.

In any event,  come next week, Cats will still be running, while its detractor will not. So I guess Cats gets the last meow."

 

It's called SATIRE. The point of the CATS jokes was not to poke fun at CATS, it's to point and laugh at the pretension and absurdity of these particular members of the upper echelon. I'm hardly surprised it went over your head though. The fact that you call this work pretentious is such delicious irony-- Mr. Guare clearly knew what he was writing.

Updated On: 6/14/17 at 08:48 AM

[After Eight]

Posted: 6/14/17 at 8:59am

^

Your chip is getting heavier by the day.

[LYLS3637]

Posted: 6/14/17 at 9:09am

After Eight said: "^

Your chip is getting heavier by the day."

 

*sigh* again-- the irony is completely lost.

[After Eight]

Posted: 6/14/17 at 9:14am

"*sigh* again-- the irony is completely lost."

On you, I'm afraid. --- no "sigh."