6 / 10
In for big praise, considering the size of the cast--all of whom are full of the right kind of personality crochets--is director Joe Mantello, who also helmed Sting's large-crewThe Last Ship earlier this season. Aided by designer Japhy Weideman's lighting, he directs the constant Airline Highway traffic with immeasurable facility, maximizing the downbeat, while frantic, motel life.
8 / 10
Ms. D'Amour's dark comedy...draws a compassionate but unvarnished collective portrait of the underclass of New Orleans, a city where millions of tourists converge to party, little noticing that among the bottles and beads littering the streets are plenty of people who refuse to let the party end, and often pay a hard price for it. The production...brims with humor and pungent life. It features a flawless cast led by the Tony winner Julie White ('The Little Dog Laughed'), whose harrowing performance handily surpasses her superb prior work in lighter comedies. Ms. D'Amour's play has a loose, baggy structure that sometimes works against it, but this aptly reflects the aimlessness of its characters, who live day to day and would rather not think about the unhappy past or the foggy future.
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | K. Todd Freeman |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Julie White |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Play | Lisa D'Amour |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Julie White |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | David Zinn |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Japhy Weideman |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | K. Todd Freeman |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Julie White |
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