Dave's Quick Thoughts on Liaisons
Dave's Quick Thoughts on Liaisons
dave1606
Broadway Star Joined: 12/8/07
#1Dave's Quick Thoughts on Liaisons
Posted: 4/13/08 at 2:07am
So I just wanted to get my thoughts out so I won’t be distracted on work thinking about it. First of all it should be known that I knew nothing about this show going in. Nada, zip. I am a HUGE Laura Linney fan however, so when I saw the 10 dollar tickets online, I just hyperventilated and bought them. That said, I pretty much loved the show, and thought that it was a damn first good preview.
That said, the real reason to see this is Laura Linney and Ben Dainels. The two eat up the stage and are a pleasure to watch as they betray, cheat and plot together. The rest of the cast was pretty solid with a few weak links here and there. I did not have a problem with the accents as I have read though there was one by a minor character that did stand out as pretty bad.
Side note-Did anyone else feel the Coram Boy vibe just a little? I was a big fan of that show, and with the eerie lighting, and the baroque music it certainly had that feel to me. I realize we are dealing with completely different beasts here, but I thought it was interesting nonetheless.
The set was sparse, but I thought it did the job. Costume wise everything looked great, but my favorite was Linney’s red dress she comes out with towards the end. Simply Stunning. (I know I love her!).
Overall, I was hard pressed to find much evidence that this was the first preview. Yes, there was some light stumbling over lines, but it was barely noticeable. For such a long show I was thoroughly engrossed, and have already ordered the film off amazon. 10 dollars well spent.
All of this may be slightly influenced by the fact that I did get to meet Laura at the stage door and get a picture. She was soo nice!
PS. Steve and (EDIT) Without a trace,Good to see you again!
EDIT-Sorry for Double posting...BWW was being funky!
Updated On: 4/13/08 at 02:07 AM
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#2re: Dave's Quick Thoughts on Liasons
Posted: 4/13/08 at 2:11amGod, that woman is gorgeous.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
dave1606
Broadway Star Joined: 12/8/07
#3re: Dave's Quick Thoughts on Liasons
Posted: 4/13/08 at 2:13amNice seeing you again too Dave. That was WithoutATrace who was with us, convincing me to see Cry-Baby. Not sure who was with him though.
dave1606
Broadway Star Joined: 12/8/07
#4re: Dave's Quick Thoughts on Liasons
Posted: 4/13/08 at 2:14ami thought it was Without a trace. Jay introduced us quickly at N2N but i coudln't remember forsure!
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#5re: Dave's Quick Thoughts on Liasons
Posted: 4/13/08 at 2:33amBy the way, it's Liaisons, love.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#6re: Dave's Quick Thoughts on Liasons
Posted: 4/13/08 at 7:59am
<<, Side note-Did anyone else feel the Coram Boy vibe just a little? I was a big fan of that show, and with the eerie lighting, and the baroque music it certainly had that feel to me. I realize we are dealing with completely different beasts here, but I thought it was interesting nonetheless.
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Oh, totally !!! And I was a big fan of "Coram Boy" as well !!
Everytime they played the music, it was on my mind !
#7re: Dave's Quick Thoughts on Liasons
Posted: 4/13/08 at 8:32am
Thanks Dave for sharing- sorry that I missed you guys last night!
J*
#8re: Dave's Quick Thoughts on Liasons
Posted: 4/13/08 at 8:43amBtw, was great meeting a few of you last night !! (WBAF.. thanks for coming over and introducing yourself !!!)
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